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About Guritanr Village

Guritanr is a mid sized village in Birni tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,503, made up of 803 males and 700 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Guritanr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Guritanr village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Birni
Pincode 825324
Area (hectares) 122.15 hectares
Population 1,503
Male Population 803
Female Population 700
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Guritanr compares

By the 2011 count Guritanr is the 34th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 996 residents. Its 122.15 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Guritanr

Guritanr is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Guritanr as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Guritanr from other places

Guritanr lies about 65 km from Giridih. 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 Guritanr
Nearest town Jhajha under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Birni 31 km
District headquarters Giridih 65 km

Villages closest to Guritanr

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.

Common questions about Guritanr

As per the Census of India 2011, Guritanr village had a population of 1,503. That makes it the 34th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 996 residents.

Guritanr village has 803 males and 700 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Guritanr has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Guritanr is 825324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Guritanr covers 122.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Guritanr falls under Birni tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Guritanr notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Guritanr.

Guritanr is about 65 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Guritanr is in Birni tehsil of Giridih district. Jhajha is about under 2 km away. Birni is about 31 km away. Giridih is about 65 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garaguru (under 2 km), Langurdiha (under 2 km) and Madangundi (under 2 km).

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

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