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About Gurha Askaran Village

Gurha Askaran is a mid sized village in Desuri tehsil, in the district of Pali, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 788, made up of 417 males and 371 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 294.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 306703, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurha Askaran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurha Askaran village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Pali
Tehsil Desuri
Pincode 306703
Area (hectares) 294.74 hectares
Population 788
Male Population 417
Female Population 371
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gurha Askaran compares

By the 2011 count Gurha Askaran is the 85th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents. Its 294.74 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1035.

Getting to Gurha Askaran

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

Gurha Askaran lies about 55 km from Pali, and the nearest railway station is Somesar, about 25 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 Askaran
Tehsil headquarters Desuri 10 km
Nearest railway station Somesar 25 km
Nearest town Sādri 25 km
District headquarters Pali 55 km

Villages closest to Gurha Askaran

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurha Askaran village had a population of 788. That makes it the 85th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents.

Gurha Askaran village has 417 males and 371 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurha Askaran has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1035.

The pincode recorded for Gurha Askaran is 306703. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurha Askaran covers 294.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gurha Askaran falls under Desuri tehsil of Pali district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Gurha Askaran is Somesar, about 25 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gurha Askaran.

Gurha Askaran is about 55 km from Pali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurha Askaran is in Desuri tehsil of Pali district. Desuri is about 10 km away. Somesar is about 25 km away. Sādri is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganthi (2.0 km), Sumer (2.4 km) and Somesar (2.4 km).

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

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