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About Ghurha Village

Ghurha is a mid sized village in Shahabad tehsil, in the district of Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,009, made up of 537 males and 472 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 241124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghurha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghurha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Hardoi
Tehsil Shahabad
Pincode 241124
Area (hectares) 94.09 hectares
Population 1,009
Male Population 537
Female Population 472
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ghurha compares

By the 2011 count Ghurha is the 222nd largest of the 388 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,571 residents. Its 94.09 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Ghurha

The census records public bus service for Ghurha 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghurha from other places

Ghurha lies about 40 km from Hardoi, and the nearest railway station is Algawan, about 1.8 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 Ghurha
Nearest railway station Algawan 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahabad 8.0 km
Nearest town Shāhābād 8.0 km
District headquarters Hardoi 40 km

Villages closest to Ghurha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghurha village had a population of 1,009. That makes it the 222nd largest of the 388 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,571 residents.

Ghurha village has 537 males and 472 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghurha has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 864.

The pincode recorded for Ghurha is 241124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghurha covers 94.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghurha falls under Shahabad tehsil of Hardoi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghurha is Algawan, about 1.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghurha.

Ghurha is about 40 km from Hardoi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghurha is in Shahabad tehsil of Hardoi district. Algawan is about 1.8 km away. Shahabad is about 8.0 km away. Shāhābād is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalalpur (under 2 km), Sardar Nagar (1.7 km) and Jatpura (2.0 km).

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

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