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About Ghurua Khurd Village

Ghurua Khurd is a mid sized village in Majhiaon tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,058, made up of 531 males and 527 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghurua Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghurua Khurd village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Majhiaon
Pincode 822114
Area (hectares) 43.47 hectares
Population 1,058
Male Population 531
Female Population 527
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghurua Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Ghurua Khurd is the 20th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,278 residents. Its 43.47 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Ghurua Khurd

Ghurua Khurd is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghurua Khurd as Available within <5 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 Ghurua Khurd from other places

Ghurua Khurd lies about 18 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Untari Road, about 4.3 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 Ghurua Khurd
Tehsil headquarters Majhiaon 2.0 km
Nearest railway station Untari Road 4.3 km
Nearest town Bishrāmpur 15 km
District headquarters Garhwa 18 km

Villages closest to Ghurua Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Majhiaon 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 Ghurua Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghurua Khurd village had a population of 1,058. That makes it the 20th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,278 residents.

Ghurua Khurd village has 531 males and 527 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghurua Khurd has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Ghurua Khurd is 822114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghurua Khurd covers 43.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ghurua Khurd falls under Majhiaon tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghurua Khurd is Untari Road, about 4.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ghurua Khurd.

Ghurua Khurd is about 18 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghurua Khurd is in Majhiaon tehsil of Garhwa district. Majhiaon is about 2.0 km away. Untari Road is about 4.3 km away. Bishrāmpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Adhaura (under 2 km), Karamdih (under 2 km) and Talasbaria (under 2 km).

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

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