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About Gurha Village

Gurha is a mid sized village in Najibabad tehsil, in the district of Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,152, made up of 605 males and 547 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1178.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246749, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bijnor
Tehsil Najibabad
Pincode 246749
Area (hectares) 1178.58 hectares
Population 1,152
Male Population 605
Female Population 547
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gurha compares

By the 2011 count Gurha is the 163rd largest of the 392 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,309 residents. Its 1178.58 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Gurha

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

Gurha lies about 38 km from Bijnor, and the nearest railway station is Murshadpur, about 5.6 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 Gurha
Nearest railway station Murshadpur 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Najibabad 8.1 km
Nearest town Najībābād 8.1 km
District headquarters Bijnor 38 km

Villages closest to Gurha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurha village had a population of 1,152. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 392 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,309 residents.

Gurha village has 605 males and 547 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurha has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Gurha is 246749. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurha covers 1178.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gurha falls under Najibabad tehsil of Bijnor district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gurha is Murshadpur, about 5.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gurha.

Gurha is about 38 km from Bijnor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurha is in Najibabad tehsil of Bijnor district. Murshadpur is about 5.6 km away. Najibabad is about 8.1 km away. Najībābād is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Azampur Gazi (under 2 km), Jhakkaki (under 2 km) and Issepur (3.0 km).

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

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