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About Gurai Village

Gurai is a large village in Shikohabad tehsil, in the district of Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,313, made up of 1,201 males and 1,112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 205151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Firozabad
Tehsil Shikohabad
Pincode 205151
Area (hectares) 265.48 hectares
Population 2,313
Male Population 1,201
Female Population 1,112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gurai compares

By the 2011 count Gurai is the 71st largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,886 residents. Its 265.48 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 873.

Getting to Gurai

The census records public bus service for Gurai as Available within 5 - 10 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gurai from other places

Gurai lies about 38 km from Firozabad, and the nearest railway station is Bhadan, about 9.4 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 Gurai
Nearest town Sirsāganj 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Bhadan 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Shikohabad 19 km
District headquarters Firozabad 38 km

Villages closest to Gurai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurai village had a population of 2,313. That makes it the 71st largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,886 residents.

Gurai village has 1,201 males and 1,112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurai has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 873.

The pincode recorded for Gurai is 205151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurai covers 265.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gurai falls under Shikohabad tehsil of Firozabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gurai is Bhadan, about 9.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gurai.

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

Gurai is in Shikohabad tehsil of Firozabad district. Sirsāganj is about 7.9 km away. Bhadan is about 9.4 km away. Shikohabad is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akbarpur Sarai (1.7 km), Bahadurpur (1.8 km) and Sherpur Afzalpur (2.2 km).

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

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