About Gurusar Village

Gurusar is one of the larger villages in Gidderbaha tehsil, in the district of Muktsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,940, made up of 3,134 males and 2,806 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2433 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurusar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurusar village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Muktsar
Tehsil	Gidderbaha
Pincode	152112
Area (hectares)	2433 hectares
Population	5,940
Male Population	3,134
Female Population	2,806
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	895
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 Gurusar compares

By the 2011 count Gurusar is the 7th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,778 residents. Its 2433 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Gurusar

Gurusar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gurusar 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 Gurusar from other places

Gurusar lies about 23 km from Muktsar, and the nearest railway station is Faqarsar, about 9.4 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 Gurusar
Nearest railway station	Faqarsar	9.4 km
Nearest town	Giddarbāha	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gidderbaha	23 km
District headquarters	Muktsar	23 km

Villages closest to Gurusar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurusar village had a population of 5,940. That makes it the 7th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,778 residents.

Gurusar village has 3,134 males and 2,806 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurusar has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Gurusar is 152112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurusar covers 2433 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gurusar falls under Gidderbaha tehsil of Muktsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gurusar is Faqarsar, about 9.4 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 Gurusar.

Gurusar is about 23 km from Muktsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurusar is in Gidderbaha tehsil of Muktsar district. Faqarsar is about 9.4 km away. Giddarbāha is about 11 km away. Gidderbaha is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.