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About Guriya Village

Guriya is a mid sized village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 558, made up of 300 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Guriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Guriya village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Rajgarh
Pincode 301408
Area (hectares) 257 hectares
Population 558
Male Population 300
Female Population 258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Guriya compares

By the 2011 count Guriya is the 173rd largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents. Its 257 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 883.

Getting to Guriya

The census records public bus service for Guriya as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Guriya from other places

Guriya lies about 37 km from Alwar. 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 Guriya
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarh 12 km
Nearest town Rājgarh 12 km
District headquarters Alwar 37 km

Villages closest to Guriya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Guriya village had a population of 558. That makes it the 173rd largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents.

Guriya village has 300 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Guriya has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 883.

The pincode recorded for Guriya is 301408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Guriya covers 257 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Guriya falls under Rajgarh tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Guriya notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Guriya.

Guriya is about 37 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Guriya is in Rajgarh tehsil of Alwar district. Rajgarh is about 12 km away. Rājgarh is about 12 km away. Alwar is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Berawanda (under 2 km), Nangal Sohan (under 2 km) and Sahibabad (1.8 km).

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

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