About Gurha Village

Gurha is a large village in Birni tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,136, made up of 1,073 males and 1,063 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 320 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurha village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Birni
Pincode	815316
Area (hectares)	320 hectares
Population	2,136
Male Population	1,073
Female Population	1,063
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	991
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gurha compares

By the 2011 count Gurha is the 13th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 996 residents. Its 320 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Gurha

Gurha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gurha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Gurha from other places

Gurha lies about 93 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Kusumha Bihar, about 22 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 Gurha
Nearest railway station	Kusumha Bihar	22 km
Nearest town	Sheikhpura	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Birni	30 km
District headquarters	Giridih	93 km

Villages closest to Gurha

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

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Common questions about Gurha

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurha village had a population of 2,136. That makes it the 13th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 996 residents.

Gurha village has 1,073 males and 1,063 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurha has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Gurha is 815316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurha covers 320 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gurha falls under Birni tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gurha is Kusumha Bihar, about 22 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gurha.

Gurha is about 93 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurha is in Birni tehsil of Giridih district. Kusumha Bihar is about 22 km away. Sheikhpura is about 24 km away. Birni is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.