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About Gurad Village

Gurad is a mid sized village in Jhadol tehsil, in the district of Udaipur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 637, made up of 323 males and 314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 313701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurad village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Udaipur
Tehsil Jhadol
Pincode 313701
Area (hectares) 279.6 hectares
Population 637
Male Population 323
Female Population 314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Gurad compares

By the 2011 count Gurad is the 142nd largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 878 residents. Its 279.6 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Gurad

Gurad is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gurad 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gurad from other places

Gurad lies about 17 km from Udaipur, and the nearest railway station is Udaipur City, about 15 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 Gurad
Nearest railway station Udaipur City 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Jhadol 17 km
District headquarters Udaipur 17 km

Villages closest to Gurad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurad village had a population of 637. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 878 residents.

Gurad village has 323 males and 314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurad has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Gurad is 313701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurad covers 279.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gurad falls under Jhadol tehsil of Udaipur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Gurad is Udaipur City, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gurad.

Gurad is about 17 km from Udaipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurad is in Jhadol tehsil of Udaipur district. Udaipur City is about 15 km away. Jhadol is about 17 km away. Udaipur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Adahaldoo (under 2 km), Adalakar (under 2 km) and Adiwas (under 2 km).

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

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