About Gurang Village

Gurang is a small village in Biswanathpur tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 113, made up of 49 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,306 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766020, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurang village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Kalahandi
Tehsil	Biswanathpur
Pincode	766020
Area (hectares)	41 hectares
Population	113
Male Population	49
Female Population	64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,306
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 Gurang compares

By the 2011 count Gurang is the 54th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 191 residents. Its 41 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1081.

Getting to Gurang

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

Gurang lies about 5.6 km from Kalahandi, and the nearest railway station is Mahipur, about 6.6 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 Gurang
District headquarters	Kalahandi	5.6 km
Nearest railway station	Mahipur	6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Biswanathpur	30 km
Nearest town	Khordha	57 km

Villages closest to Gurang

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

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Common questions about Gurang

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurang village had a population of 113. That makes it the 54th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 191 residents.

Gurang village has 49 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurang has about 1306 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1081.

The pincode recorded for Gurang is 766020. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurang covers 41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gurang falls under Biswanathpur tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Gurang is Mahipur, about 6.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gurang.

Gurang is about 5.6 km from Kalahandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurang is in Biswanathpur tehsil of Kalahandi district. Kalahandi is about 5.6 km away. Mahipur is about 6.6 km away. Biswanathpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.