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About Gurur Village

Gurur is a mid sized village in Ketar tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 636, made up of 329 males and 307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Ketar
Pincode 822112
Area (hectares) 66.95 hectares
Population 636
Male Population 329
Female Population 307
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gurur compares

By the 2011 count Gurur is the 26th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,639 residents. Its 66.95 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Gurur

Gurur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gurur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gurur from other places

Gurur lies about 38 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Satbahini, about 20 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Gurur
Tehsil headquarters Ketar 13 km
Nearest railway station Satbahini 20 km
Nearest town Husainābād 33 km
District headquarters Garhwa 38 km

Villages closest to Gurur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ketar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Gurur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurur village had a population of 636. That makes it the 26th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,639 residents.

Gurur village has 329 males and 307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurur has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Gurur is 822112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurur covers 66.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gurur falls under Ketar tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gurur is Satbahini, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gurur.

Gurur is about 38 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurur is in Ketar tehsil of Garhwa district. Ketar is about 13 km away. Satbahini is about 20 km away. Husainābād is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hurka (under 2 km), Merauni Chherhat (1.7 km) and Chaura (2.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gurur today is likely to be higher.

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