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About Ghurat Village

Ghurat is a large village in Mauranipur tehsil, in the district of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,402, made up of 2,287 males and 2,115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1374.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 284205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghurat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghurat village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jhansi
Tehsil Mauranipur
Pincode 284205
Area (hectares) 1374.14 hectares
Population 4,402
Male Population 2,287
Female Population 2,115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghurat compares

By the 2011 count Ghurat is the 13th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,048 residents. Its 1374.14 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Ghurat

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

Ghurat lies about 42 km from Jhansi, and the nearest railway station is Teharka, about 5.5 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 Ghurat
Nearest railway station Teharka 5.5 km
Nearest town Nivāri 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Mauranipur 18 km
District headquarters Jhansi 42 km

Villages closest to Ghurat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghurat village had a population of 4,402. That makes it the 13th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,048 residents.

Ghurat village has 2,287 males and 2,115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghurat has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Ghurat is 284205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghurat covers 1374.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghurat falls under Mauranipur tehsil of Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghurat is Teharka, about 5.5 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 village and private bus service as Available for Ghurat.

Ghurat is about 42 km from Jhansi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghurat is in Mauranipur tehsil of Jhansi district. Teharka is about 5.5 km away. Nivāri is about 18 km away. Mauranipur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaukri (3.5 km), Budhawali (3.8 km) and Luhar Gaon Bhat (4.0 km).

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

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