About Gurma Village

Gurma is a small village in Ichagarh tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 351, made up of 177 males and 174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurma village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil	Ichagarh
Pincode	832403
Area (hectares)	102 hectares
Population	351
Male Population	177
Female Population	174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	983
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gurma compares

By the 2011 count Gurma is the 79th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 774 residents. Its 102 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 983.

Getting to Gurma

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

How far is Gurma from other places

Gurma lies about 16 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Bakarkudi, about 17 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 Gurma
Tehsil headquarters	Ichagarh	11 km
District headquarters	Saraikela Kharsawan	16 km
Nearest railway station	Bakarkudi	17 km
Nearest town	Bhetia	35 km

Villages closest to Gurma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurma village had a population of 351. That makes it the 79th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 774 residents.

Gurma village has 177 males and 174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurma has about 983 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 Gurma is 832403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurma covers 102 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gurma falls under Ichagarh tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gurma is Bakarkudi, about 17 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gurma.

Gurma is about 16 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurma is in Ichagarh tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Ichagarh is about 11 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 16 km away. Bakarkudi is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.