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About Gurena Village

Gurena is a small village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 211, made up of 108 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262531, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurena Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurena village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Berinag
Pincode 262531
Area (hectares) 43.56 hectares
Population 211
Male Population 108
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gurena compares

By the 2011 count Gurena is the 78th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 43.56 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1140.

Getting to Gurena

Gurena is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gurena 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gurena from other places

Gurena lies about 7.8 km from Pithoragarh, 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 Gurena
District headquarters Pithoragarh 7.8 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Berinag 32 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 52 km

Villages closest to Gurena

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurena village had a population of 211. That makes it the 78th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Gurena village has 108 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurena has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Gurena is 262531. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurena covers 43.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gurena falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gurena 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gurena.

Gurena is about 7.8 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurena is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Pithoragarh is about 7.8 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 7.8 km away. Berinag is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghatet (4.5 km), Baitholi (10.0 km) and Bantoli (10.0 km).

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

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