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About Guran Village

Guran is a large village in Sawer tehsil, in the district of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,609, made up of 1,336 males and 1,273 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 579.89 hectares hectares.

Guran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Guran village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Indore
Tehsil Sawer
Area (hectares) 579.89 hectares
Population 2,609
Male Population 1,336
Female Population 1,273
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Guran compares

By the 2011 count Guran is the 12th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,378 residents. Its 579.89 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 957.

Getting to Guran

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

Guran lies about 24 km from Indore, and the nearest railway station is Barlai, about 8.7 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 Guran
Tehsil headquarters Sawer 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Barlai 8.7 km
Nearest town Dewas 18 km
District headquarters Indore 24 km

Villages closest to Guran

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Guran village had a population of 2,609. That makes it the 12th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,378 residents.

Guran village has 1,336 males and 1,273 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Guran has about 953 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 957.

Guran covers 579.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Guran falls under Sawer tehsil of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Guran is Barlai, about 8.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Guran.

Guran is about 24 km from Indore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Guran is in Sawer tehsil of Indore district. Sawer is about 7.9 km away. Barlai is about 8.7 km away. Dewas 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 Mali Khedi (under 2 km), Darjikaradia (under 2 km) and Hatuniya (2.7 km).

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

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