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About Guyu Village

Guyu is a small village in Karra tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 308, made up of 155 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Guyu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Guyu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Karra
Pincode 835209
Area (hectares) 234 hectares
Population 308
Male Population 155
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Guyu compares

By the 2011 count Guyu is the 135th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 234 hectares work out to about 1.3 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Guyu

Guyu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Guyu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Guyu from other places

Guyu lies about 20 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Lodhma, about 2.3 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 Guyu
Nearest railway station Lodhma 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Karra 13 km
Nearest town Ranchi 18 km
District headquarters Khunti 20 km

Villages closest to Guyu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Guyu village had a population of 308. That makes it the 135th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Guyu village has 155 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Guyu has about 987 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 1001.

The pincode recorded for Guyu is 835209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Guyu covers 234 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Guyu falls under Karra tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Guyu is Lodhma, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Guyu.

Guyu is about 20 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Guyu is in Karra tehsil of Khunti district. Lodhma is about 2.3 km away. Karra is about 13 km away. Ranchi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lohagara (under 2 km), Tiga (under 2 km) and Darangkel (under 2 km).

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

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