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About Ghurata Village

Ghurata is a small village in Banda tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 254, made up of 133 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.14 hectares hectares.

Ghurata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghurata village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Banda
Area (hectares) 97.14 hectares
Population 254
Male Population 133
Female Population 121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghurata compares

By the 2011 count Ghurata is the 146th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents. Its 97.14 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Ghurata

Ghurata is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghurata as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Ghurata from other places

Ghurata lies about 17 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Lidhora Khurd, about 4.5 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 Ghurata
Nearest railway station Lidhora Khurd 4.5 km
Nearest town Makronia 11 km
District headquarters Sagar 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Banda 25 km

Villages closest to Ghurata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghurata village had a population of 254. That makes it the 146th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents.

Ghurata village has 133 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghurata has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 893.

Ghurata covers 97.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghurata falls under Banda tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghurata is Lidhora Khurd, about 4.5 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 10+ km distance for Ghurata.

Ghurata is about 17 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghurata is in Banda tehsil of Sagar district. Lidhora Khurd is about 4.5 km away. Makronia is about 11 km away. Sagar 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 Midwasa (9.6 km), Budhakhera (11 km) and Summera (12 km).

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

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