About Guru Village

Guru is a mid sized village in Ratu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,571, made up of 790 males and 781 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Guru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Guru village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Ratu
Pincode	835205
Area (hectares)	188.52 hectares
Population	1,571
Male Population	790
Female Population	781
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	989
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Guru compares

By the 2011 count Guru is the 15th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,464 residents. Its 188.52 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Guru

Guru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Guru as Available within village. 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 Guru from other places

Guru lies about 14 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Piska, about 4.9 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 Guru
Nearest railway station	Piska	4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ratu	7.0 km
Nearest town	Rātu	7.0 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	14 km

Villages closest to Guru

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

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Guru

As per the Census of India 2011, Guru village had a population of 1,571. That makes it the 15th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,464 residents.

Guru village has 790 males and 781 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Guru has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Guru is 835205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Guru covers 188.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Guru falls under Ratu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Guru is Piska, about 4.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Guru.

Guru is about 14 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Guru is in Ratu tehsil of Ranchi district. Piska is about 4.9 km away. Ratu is about 7.0 km away. Rātu is about 7.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.