About Gura Village

Gura is one of the larger villages in Nabagram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,802, made up of 3,442 males and 3,360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 657.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742181, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gura village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Nabagram
Pincode	742181
Area (hectares)	657.1 hectares
Population	6,802
Male Population	3,442
Female Population	3,360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gura compares

By the 2011 count Gura is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,088 residents. Its 657.1 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Gura

Gura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gura as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Gura from other places

Gura lies about 125 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Bhaluka Road, about 9.7 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 Gura
Nearest railway station	Bhaluka Road	9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nabagram	16 km
Nearest town	Rājmahal	23 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	125 km

Villages closest to Gura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gura village had a population of 6,802. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,088 residents.

Gura village has 3,442 males and 3,360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gura has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Gura is 742181. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gura covers 657.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gura falls under Nabagram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gura is Bhaluka Road, about 9.7 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 village for Gura.

Gura is about 125 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gura is in Nabagram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Bhaluka Road is about 9.7 km away. Nabagram is about 16 km away. Rājmahal is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.