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About Guruburu Village

Guruburu is a small village in Murhu tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 218, made up of 112 males and 106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Guruburu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Guruburu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Murhu
Pincode 835210
Area (hectares) 79 hectares
Population 218
Male Population 112
Female Population 106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Guruburu compares

By the 2011 count Guruburu is the 118th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 608 residents. Its 79 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Guruburu

Guruburu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Guruburu as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Guruburu from other places

Guruburu lies about 14 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Balasiring, about 26 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 Guruburu
District headquarters Khunti 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Murhu 17 km
Nearest railway station Balasiring 26 km

Villages closest to Guruburu

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 Guruburu

As per the Census of India 2011, Guruburu village had a population of 218. That makes it the 118th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 608 residents.

Guruburu village has 112 males and 106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Guruburu has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Guruburu is 835210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Guruburu covers 79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Guruburu falls under Murhu tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Guruburu is Balasiring, about 26 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Guruburu.

Guruburu is about 14 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Guruburu is in Murhu tehsil of Khunti district. Khunti is about 14 km away. Murhu is about 17 km away. Balasiring is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gutuhatu (under 2 km), Salehatu (under 2 km) and Saedba (2.8 km).

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

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