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About Gurja Bk Village

Gurja Bk is a small village in Aheri tehsil, in the district of Gadchiroli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 223, made up of 120 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1218.79 hectares hectares.

Gurja Bk Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurja Bk village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gadchiroli
Tehsil Aheri
Area (hectares) 1218.79 hectares
Population 223
Male Population 120
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gurja Bk compares

By the 2011 count Gurja Bk is the 110th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 662 residents. Its 1218.79 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Gurja Bk

Gurja Bk is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gurja Bk as Available within <5 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 Gurja Bk from other places

Gurja Bk lies about 84 km from Gadchiroli, and the nearest railway station is Sirpur Town, about 67 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 Gurja Bk
Tehsil headquarters Aheri 21 km
Nearest railway station Sirpur Town 67 km
Nearest town Chinnūr 78 km
District headquarters Gadchiroli 84 km

Villages closest to Gurja Bk

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Aheri 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 Gurja Bk

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurja Bk village had a population of 223. That makes it the 110th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 662 residents.

Gurja Bk village has 120 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurja Bk has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Gurja Bk covers 1218.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gurja Bk falls under Aheri tehsil of Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gurja Bk is Sirpur Town, about 67 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 10+ km distance for Gurja Bk.

Gurja Bk is about 84 km from Gadchiroli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurja Bk is in Aheri tehsil of Gadchiroli district. Aheri is about 21 km away. Sirpur Town is about 67 km away. Chinnūr is about 78 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vedampalli (2.6 km), Medpalli (5.4 km) and Medpalli S (5.4 km).

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

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