About Gulni Village

Gulni is a large village in Shambhuganj tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,450, made up of 1,395 males and 1,055 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 756 females per 1000 males. The village covers 304 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gulni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gulni village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Shambhuganj
Pincode	813221
Area (hectares)	304 hectares
Population	2,450
Male Population	1,395
Female Population	1,055
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	756
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 Gulni compares

By the 2011 count Gulni is the 16th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents. Its 304 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Gulni

Gulni is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gulni 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gulni from other places

Gulni lies about 31 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Ganganiyan, about 21 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 Gulni
Nearest town	Kharagpur	15 km
Nearest railway station	Ganganiyan	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shambhuganj	31 km
District headquarters	Banka	31 km

Villages closest to Gulni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gulni village had a population of 2,450. That makes it the 16th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents.

Gulni village has 1,395 males and 1,055 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gulni has about 756 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 879.

The pincode recorded for Gulni is 813221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gulni covers 304 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gulni falls under Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gulni is Ganganiyan, about 21 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gulni.

Gulni is about 31 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gulni is in Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district. Kharagpur is about 15 km away. Ganganiyan is about 21 km away. Shambhuganj is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.