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About Gurha Village

Gurha is a mid sized village in Thanagazi tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,425, made up of 765 males and 660 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurha village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Thanagazi
Pincode 301022
Area (hectares) 134 hectares
Population 1,425
Male Population 765
Female Population 660
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gurha compares

By the 2011 count Gurha is the 58th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,432 residents. Its 134 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Gurha

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

How far is Gurha from other places

Gurha 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
Nearest railway station Parisal 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Thanagazi 20 km
District headquarters Alwar 20 km

Villages closest to Gurha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurha village had a population of 1,425. That makes it the 58th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,432 residents.

Gurha village has 765 males and 660 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurha has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Gurha is 301022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurha covers 134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gurha falls under Thanagazi tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Gurha 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gurha.

Gurha 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 is in Thanagazi tehsil of Alwar district. Parisal is about 20 km away. Thanagazi 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 Nathoosar (7.7 km), Kharkhari Kalan (8.7 km) and Hameerpur (11 km).

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

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