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About Gurda Village

Gurda is a mid sized village in Majholi tehsil, in the district of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 603, made up of 306 males and 297 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167.9 hectares hectares.

Gurda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Jabalpur
Tehsil Majholi
Area (hectares) 167.9 hectares
Population 603
Male Population 306
Female Population 297
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gurda compares

By the 2011 count Gurda is the 82nd largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 757 residents. Its 167.9 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, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Gurda

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

Gurda lies about 30 km from Jabalpur, and the nearest railway station is Gosalpur, 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 Gurda
Tehsil headquarters Majholi 8.0 km
Nearest town Kaimori 17 km
Nearest railway station Gosalpur 17 km
District headquarters Jabalpur 30 km

Villages closest to Gurda

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 Gurda

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurda village had a population of 603. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 757 residents.

Gurda village has 306 males and 297 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurda has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

Gurda covers 167.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gurda is Gosalpur, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gurda.

Gurda is about 30 km from Jabalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurda is in Majholi tehsil of Jabalpur district. Majholi is about 8.0 km away. Kaimori is about 17 km away. Gosalpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bankhedi (under 2 km), Amna (under 2 km) and Koni Kalan (1.8 km).

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

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