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About Gura Village

Gura is a mid sized village in Nakodar tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 855, made up of 452 males and 403 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144043, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gura village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Nakodar
Pincode 144043
Area (hectares) 242 hectares
Population 855
Male Population 452
Female Population 403
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gura compares

By the 2011 count Gura is the 78th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 242 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 950.

Getting to Gura

Gura is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gura as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gura from other places

Gura lies about 31 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Goraya, about 5.7 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 Gura
Nearest railway station Goraya 5.7 km
Nearest town Phagwāra 10 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 31 km
Tehsil headquarters Nakodar 34 km

Villages closest to Gura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gura village had a population of 855. That makes it the 78th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Gura village has 452 males and 403 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gura has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Gura is 144043. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gura covers 242 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gura falls under Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gura is Goraya, about 5.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gura.

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

Gura is in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district. Goraya is about 5.7 km away. Phagwāra is about 10 km away. Jalandhar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Addi (5.4 km), Maheru (18 km) and Allowal (20 km).

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

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