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About Gurakonda Village

Gurakonda is a large village in Devarkadra tehsil, in the district of Mahbubnagar, Telangana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,551, made up of 1,300 males and 1,251 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 613 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 509204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurakonda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurakonda village
Description Value
State Telangana
District Mahbubnagar
Tehsil Devarkadra
Pincode 509204
Area (hectares) 613 hectares
Population 2,551
Male Population 1,300
Female Population 1,251
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gurakonda compares

By the 2011 count Gurakonda is the 6th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,085 residents. Its 613 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Gurakonda

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

Gurakonda lies about 23 km from Mahbubnagar, and the nearest railway station is Devarkadre, about 3.6 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 Gurakonda
Nearest railway station Devarkadre 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Devarkadra 4.1 km
District headquarters Mahbubnagar 23 km
Nearest town Mahbūbnagar 23 km

Villages closest to Gurakonda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurakonda village had a population of 2,551. That makes it the 6th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,085 residents.

Gurakonda village has 1,300 males and 1,251 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurakonda has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Gurakonda is 509204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurakonda covers 613 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gurakonda falls under Devarkadra tehsil of Mahbubnagar district in Telangana.

The nearest railway station to Gurakonda is Devarkadre, about 3.6 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 - 10 km distance for Gurakonda.

Gurakonda is about 23 km from Mahbubnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurakonda is in Devarkadra tehsil of Mahbubnagar district. Devarkadre is about 3.6 km away. Devarkadra is about 4.1 km away. Mahbubnagar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baswapur (2.3 km), Balsupalle (3.0 km) and Devarkadra (4.1 km).

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

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