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About Gurji Village

Gurji is a mid sized village in Majholi tehsil, in the district of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,818, made up of 947 males and 871 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 308.25 hectares hectares.

Gurji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurji village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Jabalpur
Tehsil Majholi
Area (hectares) 308.25 hectares
Population 1,818
Male Population 947
Female Population 871
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gurji compares

By the 2011 count Gurji is the 13th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 757 residents. Its 308.25 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Gurji

Gurji is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gurji as Available within 10+ 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gurji from other places

Gurji lies about 41 km from Jabalpur, and the nearest railway station is Sihora Road, about 7.4 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 Gurji
Nearest town Sihorā 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Sihora Road 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Majholi 14 km
District headquarters Jabalpur 41 km

Villages closest to Gurji

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurji village had a population of 1,818. That makes it the 13th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 757 residents.

Gurji village has 947 males and 871 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurji has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Gurji covers 308.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gurji falls under Majholi tehsil of Jabalpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gurji is Sihora Road, about 7.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gurji.

Gurji is about 41 km from Jabalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurji is in Majholi tehsil of Jabalpur district. Sihorā is about 5.4 km away. Sihora Road is about 7.4 km away. Majholi is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darshani (1.9 km), Khudawal (2.6 km) and Baihar Kalan (3.0 km).

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

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