About Gurulia Village

Gurulia is a large village in Khargram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,757, made up of 1,378 males and 1,379 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 446.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurulia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurulia village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Khargram
Pincode	742147
Area (hectares)	446.34 hectares
Population	2,757
Male Population	1,378
Female Population	1,379
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,001
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gurulia compares

By the 2011 count Gurulia is the 34th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 446.34 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Gurulia

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

Gurulia lies about 44 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 5.3 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 Gurulia
Nearest railway station	Swadinpur	5.3 km
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khargram	24 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	44 km

Villages closest to Gurulia

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

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Common questions about Gurulia

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurulia village had a population of 2,757. That makes it the 34th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Gurulia village has 1,378 males and 1,379 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurulia has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Gurulia is 742147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurulia covers 446.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gurulia falls under Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gurulia is Swadinpur, about 5.3 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 Gurulia.

Gurulia is about 44 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurulia is in Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Swadinpur is about 5.3 km away. Rampur Hat is about 5.4 km away. Khargram is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.