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About Gurah Khurd Village

Gurah Khurd is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 650, made up of 333 males and 317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurah Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurah Khurd village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 145023
Area (hectares) 123 hectares
Population 650
Male Population 333
Female Population 317
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gurah Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Gurah Khurd is the 182nd largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 123 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Gurah Khurd

Gurah Khurd is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gurah Khurd as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Gurah Khurd from other places

Gurah Khurd lies about 40 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Madhopur Punjab, about under 2 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 Gurah Khurd
Nearest railway station Madhopur Punjab under 2 km
Nearest town Sujānpur 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 11 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 40 km

Villages closest to Gurah Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pathankot 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 Gurah Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurah Khurd village had a population of 650. That makes it the 182nd largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Gurah Khurd village has 333 males and 317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurah Khurd has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Gurah Khurd is 145023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurah Khurd covers 123 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gurah Khurd falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gurah Khurd is Madhopur Punjab, about under 2 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 <5 km distance for Gurah Khurd.

Gurah Khurd is about 40 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurah Khurd is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Madhopur Punjab is about under 2 km away. Sujānpur is about 4.9 km away. Pathankot 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 Gurah Kalan (under 2 km), Tharial (under 2 km) and Madhopur (under 2 km).

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

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