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About Gura Village

Gura is a mid sized village in Gobindpur tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 638, made up of 316 males and 322 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832113, 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 Gobindpur
Pincode 832113
Area (hectares) 199 hectares
Population 638
Male Population 316
Female Population 322
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gura compares

By the 2011 count Gura is the 80th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 563 residents. Its 199 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Gura

Gura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gura as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 18 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Mahali Marup, about 9.9 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 Gura
Nearest railway station Mahali Marup 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Gobindpur 17 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 18 km

Villages closest to Gura

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

Common questions about Gura

As per the Census of India 2011, Gura village had a population of 638. That makes it the 80th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 563 residents.

Gura village has 316 males and 322 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gura has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Gura is 832113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gura covers 199 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gura is Mahali Marup, about 9.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gura.

Gura is about 18 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 Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Mahali Marup is about 9.9 km away. Gobindpur is about 17 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tengrani (under 2 km), Sonardi (2.1 km) and Sidadih (2.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gura today is likely to be higher.

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