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About Guriya Village

Guriya is a mid sized village in Sumerpur tehsil, in the district of Pali, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 605, made up of 308 males and 297 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 438 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 306912, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Guriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Guriya village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Pali
Tehsil Sumerpur
Pincode 306912
Area (hectares) 438 hectares
Population 605
Male Population 308
Female Population 297
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Guriya compares

By the 2011 count Guriya is the 58th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,186 residents. Its 438 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Guriya

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

Guriya lies about 47 km from Pali, and the nearest railway station is Khimel, about 27 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 Guriya
Nearest town Fālna 26 km
Nearest railway station Khimel 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Sumerpur 31 km
District headquarters Pali 47 km

Villages closest to Guriya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Guriya village had a population of 605. That makes it the 58th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,186 residents.

Guriya village has 308 males and 297 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Guriya has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Guriya is 306912. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Guriya covers 438 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Guriya falls under Sumerpur tehsil of Pali district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Guriya is Khimel, about 27 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Guriya.

Guriya is about 47 km from Pali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Guriya is in Sumerpur tehsil of Pali district. Fālna is about 26 km away. Khimel is about 27 km away. Sumerpur 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 Pawa (3.1 km), Heengola (5.6 km) and Basant (6.1 km).

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

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