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About Gurapahar Village

Gurapahar is a small village in Litipara tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 220, made up of 110 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurapahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurapahar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Litipara
Pincode 816102
Area (hectares) 45.36 hectares
Population 220
Male Population 110
Female Population 110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Gurapahar compares

By the 2011 count Gurapahar is the 119th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 384 residents. Its 45.36 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Gurapahar

Gurapahar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gurapahar 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 Gurapahar from other places

Gurapahar lies about 27 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Gumani, 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 Gurapahar
Tehsil headquarters Litipara 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Gumani 21 km
District headquarters Pakur 27 km

Villages closest to Gurapahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurapahar village had a population of 220. That makes it the 119th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 384 residents.

Gurapahar village has 110 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurapahar has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1048.

The pincode recorded for Gurapahar is 816102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurapahar covers 45.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gurapahar falls under Litipara tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gurapahar is Gumani, 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 Gurapahar.

Gurapahar is about 27 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurapahar is in Litipara tehsil of Pakur district. Litipara is about 5.6 km away. Gumani is about 21 km away. Pakur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gamaria (under 2 km), Dhopahari (under 2 km) and Dopahari (under 2 km).

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

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