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About Ghuri Village

Ghuri is a mid sized village in Bara tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,130, made up of 593 males and 537 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201.97 hectares hectares.

Ghuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghuri village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Bara
Area (hectares) 201.97 hectares
Population 1,130
Male Population 593
Female Population 537
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghuri compares

By the 2011 count Ghuri is the 111th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 201.97 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Ghuri

Ghuri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghuri 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghuri from other places

Ghuri lies about 24 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Madaraha, about 11 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 Ghuri
Tehsil headquarters Bara 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Madaraha 11 km
District headquarters Allahabad 24 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 24 km

Villages closest to Ghuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghuri village had a population of 1,130. That makes it the 111th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Ghuri village has 593 males and 537 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghuri has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

Ghuri covers 201.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghuri falls under Bara tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghuri is Madaraha, about 11 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghuri.

Ghuri is about 24 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghuri is in Bara tehsil of Allahabad district. Bara is about 9.7 km away. Madaraha is about 11 km away. Allahabad is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gowra Tarhar (1.5 km), Naganpur (1.6 km) and Sonauri (1.8 km).

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

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