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About Gurhami Village

Gurhami is a small village in Murhu tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 422, made up of 214 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205 hectares hectares.

Gurhami Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurhami village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Murhu
Area (hectares) 205 hectares
Population 422
Male Population 214
Female Population 208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gurhami compares

By the 2011 count Gurhami is the 78th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 608 residents. Its 205 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Gurhami

Gurhami is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gurhami as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Gurhami from other places

Gurhami lies about 12 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 21 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 Gurhami
Tehsil headquarters Murhu 2.0 km
District headquarters Khunti 12 km
Nearest railway station Karra 21 km

Villages closest to Gurhami

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurhami village had a population of 422. That makes it the 78th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 608 residents.

Gurhami village has 214 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurhami has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

Gurhami covers 205 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gurhami falls under Murhu tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gurhami is Karra, about 21 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 <5 km distance for Gurhami.

Gurhami is about 12 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurhami is in Murhu tehsil of Khunti district. Murhu is about 2.0 km away. Khunti is about 12 km away. Karra is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Korakel (under 2 km), Chamratoli (1.9 km) and Murhu (2.0 km).

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

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