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About Ghurela Village

Ghurela is a mid sized village in Badi tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 706, made up of 361 males and 345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 273.05 hectares hectares.

Ghurela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghurela village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Badi
Area (hectares) 273.05 hectares
Population 706
Male Population 361
Female Population 345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghurela compares

By the 2011 count Ghurela is the 47th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 807 residents. Its 273.05 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Ghurela

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

How far is Ghurela from other places

Ghurela lies about 58 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Sohagpur, about 26 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 Ghurela
Nearest town Bareli 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Badi 14 km
Nearest railway station Sohagpur 26 km
District headquarters Raisen 58 km

Villages closest to Ghurela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghurela village had a population of 706. That makes it the 47th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 807 residents.

Ghurela village has 361 males and 345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghurela has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 902.

Ghurela covers 273.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghurela falls under Badi tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghurela is Sohagpur, about 26 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ghurela.

Ghurela is about 58 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghurela is in Badi tehsil of Raisen district. Bareli is about 12 km away. Badi is about 14 km away. Sohagpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mankapur (1.7 km), Jaitpura (1.8 km) and Palkashri (2.8 km).

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

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