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About Gurhal Village

Gurhal is a mid sized village in Nilanga tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,347, made up of 696 males and 651 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413521, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurhal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Latur
Tehsil Nilanga
Pincode 413521
Area (hectares) 295 hectares
Population 1,347
Male Population 696
Female Population 651
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gurhal compares

By the 2011 count Gurhal is the 85th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,938 residents. Its 295 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Gurhal

Gurhal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gurhal as Available within village. 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 Gurhal from other places

Gurhal lies about 39 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Her, about 37 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 Gurhal
Tehsil headquarters Nilanga 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Her 37 km
District headquarters Latur 39 km

Villages closest to Gurhal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurhal village had a population of 1,347. That makes it the 85th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,938 residents.

Gurhal village has 696 males and 651 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurhal has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Gurhal is 413521. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurhal covers 295 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gurhal falls under Nilanga tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gurhal is Her, about 37 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gurhal.

Gurhal is about 39 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurhal is in Nilanga tehsil of Latur district. Nilanga is about 6.0 km away. Her is about 37 km away. Latur is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jajnur (under 2 km), Talikhed (2.5 km) and Sawangira (2.8 km).

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

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