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About Gurjal Village

Gurjal is a large village in Gandhari tehsil, in the district of Nizamabad, Telangana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,755, made up of 1,398 males and 1,357 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1289 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 503114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurjal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurjal village
Description Value
State Telangana
District Nizamabad
Tehsil Gandhari
Pincode 503114
Area (hectares) 1289 hectares
Population 2,755
Male Population 1,398
Female Population 1,357
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gurjal compares

By the 2011 count Gurjal is the 7th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents. Its 1289 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 1008.

Getting to Gurjal

Gurjal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gurjal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Gurjal from other places

Gurjal lies about 35 km from Nizamabad, and the nearest railway station is Uppalavai, about 20 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 Gurjal
Tehsil headquarters Gandhari 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Uppalavai 20 km
Nearest town Kāmāreddi 22 km
District headquarters Nizamabad 35 km

Villages closest to Gurjal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurjal village had a population of 2,755. That makes it the 7th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents.

Gurjal village has 1,398 males and 1,357 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurjal has about 971 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 1008.

The pincode recorded for Gurjal is 503114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurjal covers 1289 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gurjal falls under Gandhari tehsil of Nizamabad district in Telangana.

The nearest railway station to Gurjal is Uppalavai, about 20 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 10+ km distance for Gurjal.

Gurjal is about 35 km from Nizamabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurjal is in Gandhari tehsil of Nizamabad district. Gandhari is about 4.6 km away. Uppalavai is about 20 km away. Kāmāreddi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Brahmanpalle (2.6 km), Vandrikal (2.9 km) and Ramalakshmanpalle (3.8 km).

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

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