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About Gurera Village

Gurera is a mid sized village in Sakaldiha tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 981, made up of 467 males and 514 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,101 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.01 hectares hectares.

Gurera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurera village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Sakaldiha
Area (hectares) 99.01 hectares
Population 981
Male Population 467
Female Population 514
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,101
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gurera compares

By the 2011 count Gurera is the 244th largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents. Its 99.01 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Gurera

Gurera is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gurera as Available within <5 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 Gurera from other places

Gurera lies about 22 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Rajawari, about 9.8 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 Gurera
Nearest railway station Rajawari 9.8 km
Nearest town Saidpur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakaldiha 12 km
District headquarters Chandauli 22 km

Villages closest to Gurera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurera village had a population of 981. That makes it the 244th largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents.

Gurera village has 467 males and 514 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurera has about 1101 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Gurera covers 99.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gurera falls under Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gurera is Rajawari, about 9.8 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 village for Gurera.

Gurera is about 22 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurera is in Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district. Rajawari is about 9.8 km away. Saidpur is about 11 km away. Sakaldiha is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Gurera (under 2 km), Hasanpur (under 2 km) and Hasanpur Davodha (under 2 km).

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

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