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About Gurha Village

Gurha is a mid sized village in Kotputli tehsil, in the district of Jaipur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 524, made up of 275 males and 249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 303110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurha village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jaipur
Tehsil Kotputli
Pincode 303110
Area (hectares) 106 hectares
Population 524
Male Population 275
Female Population 249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gurha compares

By the 2011 count Gurha is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,528 residents. Its 106 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

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 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 Gurha from other places

Gurha lies about 100 km from Jaipur, 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
Nearest town Alwar 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Kotputli 24 km
District headquarters Jaipur 100 km

Villages closest to Gurha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kotputli 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 524. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,528 residents.

Gurha village has 275 males and 249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurha has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Gurha is 303110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurha covers 106 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gurha falls under Kotputli tehsil of Jaipur 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gurha.

Gurha is about 100 km from Jaipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurha is in Kotputli tehsil of Jaipur district. Parisal is about 20 km away. Alwar is about 20 km away. Kotputli is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balawas (8.1 km), Chacha Nehru Nagar (13 km) and Mahrampur Nawab (16 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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