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About Gura Mehkaran Village

Gura Mehkaran is a small village in Marwar Junction tehsil, in the district of Pali, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 371, made up of 175 males and 196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,120 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 306023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gura Mehkaran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gura Mehkaran village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Pali
Tehsil Marwar Junction
Pincode 306023
Area (hectares) 354 hectares
Population 371
Male Population 175
Female Population 196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,120
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gura Mehkaran compares

By the 2011 count Gura Mehkaran is the 129th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,199 residents. Its 354 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 1037.

Getting to Gura Mehkaran

Gura Mehkaran is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gura Mehkaran as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gura Mehkaran from other places

Gura Mehkaran lies about 45 km from Pali, and the nearest railway station is Marwar Ranawas, about 2.1 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 Mehkaran
Nearest railway station Marwar Ranawas 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Marwar Junction 17 km
Nearest town Sojat 31 km
District headquarters Pali 45 km

Villages closest to Gura Mehkaran

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Marwar Junction 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 Gura Mehkaran

As per the Census of India 2011, Gura Mehkaran village had a population of 371. That makes it the 129th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,199 residents.

Gura Mehkaran village has 175 males and 196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gura Mehkaran has about 1120 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1037.

The pincode recorded for Gura Mehkaran is 306023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gura Mehkaran covers 354 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gura Mehkaran falls under Marwar Junction tehsil of Pali district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Gura Mehkaran is Marwar Ranawas, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gura Mehkaran.

Gura Mehkaran is about 45 km from Pali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gura Mehkaran is in Marwar Junction tehsil of Pali district. Marwar Ranawas is about 2.1 km away. Marwar Junction is about 17 km away. Sojat is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mayala Gurha (1.7 km), Malsa Baori (2.1 km) and Sinchana (2.7 km).

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

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