About Gura Village

Gura is a large village in Siwana tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,155, made up of 1,634 males and 1,521 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1917 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344044, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gura village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Barmer
Tehsil	Siwana
Pincode	344044
Area (hectares)	1917 hectares
Population	3,155
Male Population	1,634
Female Population	1,521
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	931
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gura compares

By the 2011 count Gura is the 21st largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,129 residents. Its 1917 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Gura

Gura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gura as Available within 5 - 10 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 Gura from other places

Gura lies about 94 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Mokalsar, 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 Gura
Tehsil headquarters	Siwana	10 km
Nearest town	Siwāna	10 km
Nearest railway station	Mokalsar	20 km
District headquarters	Barmer	94 km

Villages closest to Gura

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

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Common questions about Gura

As per the Census of India 2011, Gura village had a population of 3,155. That makes it the 21st largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,129 residents.

Gura village has 1,634 males and 1,521 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gura has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Gura is 344044. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gura covers 1917 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gura falls under Siwana tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Gura is Mokalsar, 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gura.

Gura is about 94 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gura is in Siwana tehsil of Barmer district. Siwana is about 10 km away. Siwāna is about 10 km away. Mokalsar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.