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About Ghurela Village

Ghurela is a mid sized village in Rampura Phul tehsil, in the district of Bathinda, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 970, made up of 505 males and 465 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 424 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 151509, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghurela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghurela village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Bathinda
Tehsil Rampura Phul
Pincode 151509
Area (hectares) 424 hectares
Population 970
Male Population 505
Female Population 465
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghurela compares

By the 2011 count Ghurela is the 71st largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,394 residents. Its 424 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Ghurela

Ghurela is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghurela as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghurela from other places

Ghurela lies about 41 km from Bathinda, and the nearest railway station is Railway Station Tapa, about 2.7 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 Ghurela
Nearest town Tapa 2.3 km
Nearest railway station Railway Station Tapa 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Rampura Phul 11 km
District headquarters Bathinda 41 km

Villages closest to Ghurela

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rampura Phul 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 Ghurela

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghurela village had a population of 970. That makes it the 71st largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,394 residents.

Ghurela village has 505 males and 465 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghurela has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Ghurela is 151509. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghurela covers 424 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghurela falls under Rampura Phul tehsil of Bathinda district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ghurela is Railway Station Tapa, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ghurela.

Ghurela is about 41 km from Bathinda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghurela is in Rampura Phul tehsil of Bathinda district. Tapa is about 2.3 km away. Railway Station Tapa is about 2.7 km away. Rampura Phul is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghureli (under 2 km), Jethuke (3.6 km) and Jeondan (4.0 km).

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

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