About Gurala Village

Gurala is a mid sized village in Ajnala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,166, made up of 625 males and 541 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 389 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurala village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Amritsar
Tehsil	Ajnala
Pincode	143111
Area (hectares)	389 hectares
Population	1,166
Male Population	625
Female Population	541
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	866
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gurala compares

By the 2011 count Gurala is the 132nd largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 389 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Gurala

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

Gurala lies about 31 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Hardorawal, about 16 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 Gurala
Tehsil headquarters	Ajnala	4.2 km
Nearest town	Ajnāla	4.2 km
Nearest railway station	Hardorawal	16 km
District headquarters	Amritsar	31 km

Villages closest to Gurala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurala village had a population of 1,166. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Gurala village has 625 males and 541 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurala has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Gurala is 143111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurala covers 389 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gurala falls under Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gurala is Hardorawal, about 16 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 village for Gurala.

Gurala is about 31 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurala is in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district. Ajnala is about 4.2 km away. Ajnāla is about 4.2 km away. Hardorawal is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.