Gurh

This article is about the town in Madhya Pradesh. For the legislative district, see Gurh (Vidhan Sabha constituency). For the sugarcane product, see Jaggery.

Gurh is a town and a nagar panchayat in Rewa district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is 23 kilometres (14 miles) from Rewa city. It is also famous for the Bhairav Baba statue.Its nearest towns are Manikwar 18 km Mangawan 25 km and Rewa District 23 km.

Gurh
Town
Gurh Location in Madhya Pradesh, India Show map of Madhya Pradesh Gurh Gurh (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 24.52°N 81.52°E / 24.52; 81.52
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Rewa
Elevation	305 m (1,001 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	12,445
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-MP
Vehicle registration	MP

Geography

Gurh is located at 24.52°N 81.52°E / 24.52; 81.52.^[1] It has an average elevation of 305 metres (1,000 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[2] Gurh had a population of 12,445. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Gurh has an average literacy rate of 57%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 69%, and female literacy is 43%. In Gurh, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Rewa Solar Plant

The 750MW Rewa Ultra Mega Solar plant, one of the largest solar power projects in India was commissioned in July 2018.^[3] Rewa Ultra Mega Solar is an operational ground mounted, grid-connected photovoltaic solar park spread over an area of 1,590 acres (6.9 km2) in the Gurh tehsil of Rewa district.

Transport

Nearest Airport is Rewa Airport.

By bus Bus stand available in the city bus stand Gurh. It's connected nearby cities by bus service.