About Gura Village

Gura is a small village in Gurbandha tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 498, made up of 264 males and 234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 245 hectares hectares.

Gura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gura village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Gurbandha
Area (hectares)	245 hectares
Population	498
Male Population	264
Female Population	234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	886
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gura compares

By the 2011 count Gura is the 32nd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 517 residents. Its 245 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

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 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 21 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chakulia, about 2.6 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	Chakulia	2.6 km
District headquarters	Purbi Singhbhum	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gurbandha	25 km
Nearest town	Jhārgrām	26 km

Villages closest to Gura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gurbandha 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 498. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 517 residents.

Gura village has 264 males and 234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gura has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Gura covers 245 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gura falls under Gurbandha tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gura is Chakulia, about 2.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gura.

Gura is about 21 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gura is in Gurbandha tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Chakulia is about 2.6 km away. Purbi Singhbhum is about 21 km away. Gurbandha is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.