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About Gurlaudar Village

Gurlaudar is a small village in Turekela tehsil, in the district of Balangir, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 394, made up of 189 males and 205 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,085 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 767038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurlaudar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurlaudar village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Balangir
Tehsil Turekela
Pincode 767038
Area (hectares) 168 hectares
Population 394
Male Population 189
Female Population 205
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,085
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gurlaudar compares

By the 2011 count Gurlaudar is the 38th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 696 residents. Its 168 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Gurlaudar

Gurlaudar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gurlaudar as Available within 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 Gurlaudar from other places

Gurlaudar lies about 81 km from Balangir, and the nearest railway station is Turekala Road, about 10 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 Gurlaudar
Tehsil headquarters Turekela 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Turekala Road 10 km
Nearest town Kantābānji 19 km
District headquarters Balangir 81 km

Villages closest to Gurlaudar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurlaudar village had a population of 394. That makes it the 38th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 696 residents.

Gurlaudar village has 189 males and 205 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurlaudar has about 1085 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Gurlaudar is 767038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurlaudar covers 168 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gurlaudar falls under Turekela tehsil of Balangir district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Gurlaudar is Turekala Road, about 10 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gurlaudar.

Gurlaudar is about 81 km from Balangir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurlaudar is in Turekela tehsil of Balangir district. Turekela is about 5.8 km away. Turekala Road is about 10 km away. Kantābānji is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghunesh (1.6 km), Damnichuan (3.6 km) and Dholmandal (4.1 km).

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

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