About Gurha Kalan Village

Gurha Kalan is a mid sized village in Bishrampur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,738, made up of 899 males and 839 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurha Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurha Kalan village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Bishrampur
Pincode	822124
Area (hectares)	199 hectares
Population	1,738
Male Population	899
Female Population	839
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	933
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gurha Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Gurha Kalan is the 14th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,072 residents. Its 199 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Gurha Kalan

Gurha Kalan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gurha Kalan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gaura, Gerua, Ghaghua and Gharatia. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Gurha Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurha Kalan village had a population of 1,738. That makes it the 14th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,072 residents.

Gurha Kalan village has 899 males and 839 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurha Kalan has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Gurha Kalan is 822124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurha Kalan covers 199 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gurha Kalan falls under Bishrampur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Gurha Kalan notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Gurha Kalan.

Gurha Kalan is in Bishrampur tehsil of Palamu district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.