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About Gurjara Village

Gurjara is a small village in Shahbad tehsil, in the district of Baran, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 40, made up of 17 males and 23 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,353 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 325217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurjara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurjara village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Baran
Tehsil Shahbad
Pincode 325217
Area (hectares) 164.4 hectares
Population 40
Male Population 17
Female Population 23
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,353
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gurjara compares

By the 2011 count Gurjara is the 161st largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 808 residents. Its 164.4 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Gurjara

Gurjara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gurjara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Gurjara from other places

Gurjara lies about 75 km from Baran, and the nearest railway station is Khonker, about 35 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 Gurjara
Tehsil headquarters Shahbad 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Khonker 35 km
Nearest town Shivpuri 46 km
District headquarters Baran 75 km

Villages closest to Gurjara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurjara village had a population of 40. That makes it the 161st largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 808 residents.

Gurjara village has 17 males and 23 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurjara has about 1353 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Gurjara is 325217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurjara covers 164.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gurjara falls under Shahbad tehsil of Baran district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Gurjara is Khonker, about 35 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 5 - 10 km distance for Gurjara.

Gurjara is about 75 km from Baran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurjara is in Shahbad tehsil of Baran district. Shahbad is about 8.7 km away. Khonker is about 35 km away. Shivpuri is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gujarra (under 2 km), Gangan (1.5 km) and Anjani (1.6 km).

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

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