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About Gaurala Village

Gaurala is a mid sized village in Hingna tehsil, in the district of Nagpur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 759, made up of 390 males and 369 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 644.06 hectares hectares.

Gaurala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaurala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nagpur
Tehsil Hingna
Area (hectares) 644.06 hectares
Population 759
Male Population 390
Female Population 369
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
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 Gaurala compares

By the 2011 count Gaurala is the 33rd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 996 residents. Its 644.06 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Gaurala

Gaurala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gaurala 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 Gaurala from other places

Gaurala lies about 18 km from Nagpur, and the nearest railway station is Dighori Buzurg, about 2.6 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 Gaurala
Nearest railway station Dighori Buzurg 2.6 km
Nearest town Kāmthi 12 km
District headquarters Nagpur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Hingna 31 km

Villages closest to Gaurala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaurala village had a population of 759. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 996 residents.

Gaurala village has 390 males and 369 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaurala has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 886.

Gaurala covers 644.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gaurala falls under Hingna tehsil of Nagpur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gaurala is Dighori Buzurg, about 2.6 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 Gaurala.

Gaurala is about 18 km from Nagpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaurala is in Hingna tehsil of Nagpur district. Dighori Buzurg is about 2.6 km away. Kāmthi is about 12 km away. Nagpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dongargaon (12 km), Pendhari (19 km) and Godhani (23 km).

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

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