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About Gurbera Village

Gurbera is a small village in Erki tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 295, made up of 151 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150 hectares hectares.

Gurbera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurbera village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Erki
Area (hectares) 150 hectares
Population 295
Male Population 151
Female Population 144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
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 Gurbera compares

By the 2011 count Gurbera is the 83rd largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 150 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Gurbera

Gurbera is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gurbera 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 Gurbera from other places

Gurbera lies about 32 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Gautamdhara, about 27 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 Gurbera
Nearest town Būndu 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Gautamdhara 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Erki 32 km
District headquarters Khunti 32 km

Villages closest to Gurbera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurbera village had a population of 295. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Gurbera village has 151 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurbera has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Gurbera covers 150 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gurbera falls under Erki tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gurbera is Gautamdhara, about 27 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 10+ km distance for Gurbera.

Gurbera is about 32 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurbera is in Erki tehsil of Khunti district. Būndu is about 5.5 km away. Gautamdhara is about 27 km away. Erki is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tekniyan (under 2 km), Uparganjhari (under 2 km) and Pandudih (1.6 km).

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

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