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About Guraiya Village

Guraiya is a mid sized village in Khaniyadhana tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 734, made up of 414 males and 320 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 773 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 432095, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Guraiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Guraiya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Khaniyadhana
Pincode 432095
Area (hectares) 238.01 hectares
Population 734
Male Population 414
Female Population 320
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 773
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Guraiya compares

By the 2011 count Guraiya is the 93rd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,216 residents. Its 238.01 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Guraiya

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

How far is Guraiya from other places

Guraiya lies about 28 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Kolaras, about 6.4 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 Guraiya
Nearest railway station Kolaras 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Khaniyadhana 28 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 28 km

Villages closest to Guraiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Guraiya village had a population of 734. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,216 residents.

Guraiya village has 414 males and 320 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Guraiya has about 773 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 879.

The pincode recorded for Guraiya is 432095. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Guraiya covers 238.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Guraiya falls under Khaniyadhana tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Guraiya is Kolaras, about 6.4 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Guraiya.

Guraiya is about 28 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Guraiya is in Khaniyadhana tehsil of Shivpuri district. Kolaras is about 6.4 km away. Khaniyadhana is about 28 km away. Shivpuri is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhirai (under 2 km), Pacharai (under 2 km) and Piprai (under 2 km).

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

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