About Gura Village

Gura is a mid sized village in Adityapur tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,251, made up of 629 males and 622 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 350 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gura village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil	Adityapur
Pincode	833220
Area (hectares)	350 hectares
Population	1,251
Male Population	629
Female Population	622
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	989
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gura compares

By the 2011 count Gura is the 20th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 623 residents. Its 350 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Gura

Gura is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. 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 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 8.8 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Mahali Marup, about 2.8 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	Mahali Marup	2.8 km
District headquarters	Saraikela Kharsawan	8.8 km
Nearest town	Gobindpur	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Adityapur	24 km

Villages closest to Gura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Adityapur 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 1,251. That makes it the 20th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 623 residents.

Gura village has 629 males and 622 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gura 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 977.

The pincode recorded for Gura is 833220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gura covers 350 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gura falls under Adityapur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gura is Mahali Marup, about 2.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gura.

Gura is about 8.8 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gura is in Adityapur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Mahali Marup is about 2.8 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 8.8 km away. Gobindpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.