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About Gurse Majra Village

Gurse Majra is a small village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 333, made up of 180 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurse Majra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurse Majra village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Anandpur Sahib
Pincode 140117
Area (hectares) 51 hectares
Population 333
Male Population 180
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 850
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gurse Majra compares

By the 2011 count Gurse Majra is the 153rd largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 945 residents. Its 51 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Gurse Majra

The census records public bus service for Gurse Majra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Gurse Majra from other places

Gurse Majra lies about 23 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 5.3 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 Gurse Majra
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Anandpur Sahib 6.9 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 23 km
Nearest town Ropar 23 km

Villages closest to Gurse Majra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Anandpur Sahib 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 Gurse Majra

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurse Majra village had a population of 333. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 945 residents.

Gurse Majra village has 180 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurse Majra has about 850 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Gurse Majra is 140117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurse Majra covers 51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gurse Majra falls under Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gurse Majra is Kiratpur Sahib, about 5.3 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 10+ km distance for Gurse Majra.

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

Gurse Majra is in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 5.3 km away. Anandpur Sahib is about 6.9 km away. Rupnagar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chahar Majra (under 2 km), Ghahi Majra (under 2 km) and Majara (under 2 km).

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

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