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About Gurgachka Village

Gurgachka is a mid sized village in Kotkasim tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,297, made up of 686 males and 611 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301712, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurgachka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurgachka village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Kotkasim
Pincode 301712
Area (hectares) 182.89 hectares
Population 1,297
Male Population 686
Female Population 611
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gurgachka compares

By the 2011 count Gurgachka is the 34th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,190 residents. Its 182.89 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Gurgachka

Gurgachka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gurgachka as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gurgachka from other places

Gurgachka lies about 39 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Khanpur Ahir, about 5.9 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 Gurgachka
Nearest railway station Khanpur Ahir 5.9 km
Nearest town Khairtal 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kotkasim 14 km
District headquarters Alwar 39 km

Villages closest to Gurgachka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurgachka village had a population of 1,297. That makes it the 34th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,190 residents.

Gurgachka village has 686 males and 611 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurgachka has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Gurgachka is 301712. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurgachka covers 182.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gurgachka falls under Kotkasim tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Gurgachka is Khanpur Ahir, about 5.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gurgachka.

Gurgachka is about 39 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurgachka is in Kotkasim tehsil of Alwar district. Khanpur Ahir is about 5.9 km away. Khairtal is about 12 km away. Kotkasim is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadaiya (under 2 km), Bairaheri (under 2 km) and Salkhar (1.7 km).

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

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