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About Gurha Bhankharwala Village

Gurha Bhankharwala is a mid sized village in Bansur tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,898, made up of 1,020 males and 878 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurha Bhankharwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurha Bhankharwala village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Bansur
Pincode 301402
Area (hectares) 231 hectares
Population 1,898
Male Population 1,020
Female Population 878
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gurha Bhankharwala compares

By the 2011 count Gurha Bhankharwala is the 40th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,794 residents. Its 231 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Gurha Bhankharwala

Gurha Bhankharwala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gurha Bhankharwala 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gurha Bhankharwala from other places

Gurha Bhankharwala lies about 20 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Parisal, about 20 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 Gurha Bhankharwala
Tehsil headquarters Bansur 10 km
Nearest railway station Parisal 20 km
District headquarters Alwar 20 km

Villages closest to Gurha Bhankharwala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bansur 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 Gurha Bhankharwala

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurha Bhankharwala village had a population of 1,898. That makes it the 40th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,794 residents.

Gurha Bhankharwala village has 1,020 males and 878 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurha Bhankharwala has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Gurha Bhankharwala is 301402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurha Bhankharwala covers 231 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gurha Bhankharwala falls under Bansur tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Gurha Bhankharwala is Parisal, about 20 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gurha Bhankharwala.

Gurha Bhankharwala is about 20 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurha Bhankharwala is in Bansur tehsil of Alwar district. Bansur is about 10 km away. Parisal is about 20 km away. Alwar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalyanpura (under 2 km), Kali Pahari (2.5 km) and Teekli Ka Bas (3.5 km).

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

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