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About Gurha Village

Gurha is a large village in Shikohabad tehsil, in the district of Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,643, made up of 1,417 males and 1,226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215.6 hectares hectares.

Gurha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Firozabad
Tehsil Shikohabad
Area (hectares) 215.6 hectares
Population 2,643
Male Population 1,417
Female Population 1,226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gurha compares

By the 2011 count Gurha is the 56th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,886 residents. Its 215.6 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 873.

Getting to Gurha

Gurha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gurha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Gurha from other places

Gurha lies about 28 km from Firozabad, and the nearest railway station is Kaurara, about 6.4 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 Gurha
Nearest railway station Kaurara 6.4 km
Nearest town Sirsāganj 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Shikohabad 14 km
District headquarters Firozabad 28 km

Villages closest to Gurha

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 Gurha

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurha village had a population of 2,643. That makes it the 56th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,886 residents.

Gurha village has 1,417 males and 1,226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurha has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 873.

Gurha covers 215.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Gurha is Kaurara, about 6.4 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 5 - 10 km distance for Gurha.

Gurha is about 28 km from Firozabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurha is in Shikohabad tehsil of Firozabad district. Kaurara is about 6.4 km away. Sirsāganj is about 10 km away. Shikohabad is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mubarakpura Gurha (1.7 km), Fatehpur Nasirpur (1.8 km) and Salempur Karkha (2.7 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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