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About Gurur Village

Gurur is a mid sized village in Bundwan tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,500, made up of 746 males and 754 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 285.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Bundwan
Pincode 723129
Area (hectares) 285.55 hectares
Population 1,500
Male Population 746
Female Population 754
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
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 Gurur compares

By the 2011 count Gurur is the 10th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 285.55 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Gurur

Gurur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gurur 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. The nearest villages by name are Ghaghra, Ghatihuli, Gholhunra and Ghoratika. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gurur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurur village had a population of 1,500. That makes it the 10th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Gurur village has 746 males and 754 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurur has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Gurur is 723129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurur covers 285.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gurur falls under Bundwan tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gurur notes the nearest railway station 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 Gurur.

Gurur is in Bundwan tehsil of Puruliya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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