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About Gurari Village

Gurari is a small village in Mori tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 423, made up of 206 males and 217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurari village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Mori
Pincode 249128
Area (hectares) 91.43 hectares
Population 423
Male Population 206
Female Population 217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gurari compares

By the 2011 count Gurari is the 37th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 408 residents. Its 91.43 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Gurari

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

Gurari lies about 48 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 82 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 Gurari
Tehsil headquarters Mori 5.8 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 48 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 66 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 82 km

Villages closest to Gurari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurari village had a population of 423. That makes it the 37th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 408 residents.

Gurari village has 206 males and 217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurari has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Gurari is 249128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurari covers 91.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gurari falls under Mori tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gurari is Dehradun, about 82 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 within village for Gurari.

Gurari is about 48 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurari is in Mori tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Mori is about 5.8 km away. Uttarkashi is about 48 km away. Mussoorie is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paisar (under 2 km), Pasa (under 2 km) and Pokhri (1.6 km).

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

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