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About Gurna Village

Gurna is a small village in Lohaghat tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 119, made up of 69 males and 50 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 725 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262527, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurna village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Champawat
Tehsil Lohaghat
Pincode 262527
Area (hectares) 32.05 hectares
Population 119
Male Population 69
Female Population 50
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 725
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gurna compares

By the 2011 count Gurna is the 180th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 298 residents. Its 32.05 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1057.

Getting to Gurna

Gurna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gurna as Available within 5 - 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 Gurna from other places

Gurna lies about 23 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 52 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 Gurna
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Lohaghat 15 km
District headquarters Champawat 23 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 52 km

Villages closest to Gurna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurna village had a population of 119. That makes it the 180th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 298 residents.

Gurna village has 69 males and 50 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurna has about 725 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1057.

The pincode recorded for Gurna is 262527. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurna covers 32.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gurna falls under Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gurna is Tanakpur, about 52 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gurna.

Gurna is about 23 km from Champawat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurna is in Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district. Pithorāgarh is about 7.8 km away. Lohaghat is about 15 km away. Champawat is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jakh (3.0 km), Jakh Jindi (3.0 km) and Jakh Lagga Sutera (3.0 km).

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

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