About Gurha Village

Gurha is a mid sized village in Chainpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 855, made up of 446 males and 409 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurha village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Chainpur
Pincode	822101
Area (hectares)	105 hectares
Population	855
Male Population	446
Female Population	409
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gurha compares

By the 2011 count Gurha is the 81st largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 105 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Gurha

Gurha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gurha 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gurha from other places

Gurha lies about 38 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Jitpur, about 13 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 Gurha
Nearest railway station	Jitpur	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chainpur	15 km
Nearest town	Giridih	19 km
District headquarters	Palamu	38 km

Villages closest to Gurha

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

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Common questions about Gurha

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurha village had a population of 855. That makes it the 81st largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Gurha village has 446 males and 409 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurha has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Gurha is 822101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurha covers 105 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gurha falls under Chainpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gurha is Jitpur, about 13 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gurha.

Gurha is about 38 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurha is in Chainpur tehsil of Palamu district. Jitpur is about 13 km away. Chainpur is about 15 km away. Giridih is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.