About Gura Village

Gura is a large village in Jhinkpani tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,774, made up of 1,322 males and 1,452 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,098 females per 1000 males. The village covers 447 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gura village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Jhinkpani
Pincode	833215
Area (hectares)	447 hectares
Population	2,774
Male Population	1,322
Female Population	1,452
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,098
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gura compares

By the 2011 count Gura is the 4th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,508 residents. Its 447 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Gura

Gura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gura as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gura from other places

Gura lies about 26 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Jhinkpani, about 4.4 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 Gura
Nearest railway station	Jhinkpani	4.4 km
Nearest town	Chāībāsa	17 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	26 km

Villages closest to Gura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gura village had a population of 2,774. That makes it the 4th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,508 residents.

Gura village has 1,322 males and 1,452 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gura has about 1098 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

The pincode recorded for Gura is 833215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gura covers 447 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gura falls under Jhinkpani tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gura is Jhinkpani, about 4.4 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 - 10 km distance for Gura.

Gura is about 26 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gura is in Jhinkpani tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Jhinkpani is about 4.4 km away. Chāībāsa is about 17 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.