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About Ghurhat Village

Ghurhat is a mid sized village in Salon tehsil, in the district of Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 693, made up of 338 males and 355 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 229127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghurhat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghurhat village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Rae Bareli
Tehsil Salon
Pincode 229127
Area (hectares) 99.78 hectares
Population 693
Male Population 338
Female Population 355
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
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 Ghurhat compares

By the 2011 count Ghurhat is the 189th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents. Its 99.78 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Ghurhat

Ghurhat is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghurhat 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 Ghurhat from other places

Ghurhat lies about 30 km from Rae Bareli, and the nearest railway station is Unchahar Junction, about 12 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 Ghurhat
Tehsil headquarters Salon 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Unchahar Junction 12 km
District headquarters Rae Bareli 30 km
Nearest town Raebareli 30 km

Villages closest to Ghurhat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghurhat village had a population of 693. That makes it the 189th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents.

Ghurhat village has 338 males and 355 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghurhat has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Ghurhat is 229127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghurhat covers 99.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghurhat falls under Salon tehsil of Rae Bareli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghurhat is Unchahar Junction, about 12 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 Ghurhat.

Ghurhat is about 30 km from Rae Bareli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghurhat is in Salon tehsil of Rae Bareli district. Salon is about 9.8 km away. Unchahar Junction is about 12 km away. Rae Bareli is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hak Ganj (2.5 km), Pure Meera (2.6 km) and Harkishanpur Tirra (2.8 km).

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

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