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About Gurji Khurd Village

Gurji Khurd is a small village in Rithi tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 321, made up of 158 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.08 hectares hectares.

Gurji Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurji Khurd village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Rithi
Area (hectares) 125.08 hectares
Population 321
Male Population 158
Female Population 163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gurji Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Gurji Khurd is the 84th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents. Its 125.08 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Gurji Khurd

Gurji Khurd is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gurji Khurd as Available within 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gurji Khurd from other places

Gurji Khurd lies about 40 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Salaia, about 3.7 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 Gurji Khurd
Nearest railway station Salaia 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Rithi 15 km
District headquarters Katni 40 km
Nearest town Murwāra 40 km

Villages closest to Gurji Khurd

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurji Khurd village had a population of 321. That makes it the 84th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents.

Gurji Khurd village has 158 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurji Khurd has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Gurji Khurd covers 125.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gurji Khurd falls under Rithi tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gurji Khurd is Salaia, about 3.7 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 - 10 km distance for Gurji Khurd.

Gurji Khurd is about 40 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurji Khurd is in Rithi tehsil of Katni district. Salaia is about 3.7 km away. Rithi is about 15 km away. Katni is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pali (under 2 km), Lalpura (2.1 km) and Bargawan (2.2 km).

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

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