About Gulma Village

Gulma is one of the larger villages in Ghanshyampur tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,252, made up of 2,775 males and 2,477 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 458 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gulma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gulma village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Darbhanga
Tehsil	Ghanshyampur
Pincode	847203
Area (hectares)	458 hectares
Population	5,252
Male Population	2,775
Female Population	2,477
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	893
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gulma compares

By the 2011 count Gulma is the 10th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,934 residents. Its 458 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Gulma

Gulma is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gulma as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dohatha, Dompathi, Faizullahpur and Ghanshyampur. 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.

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Common questions about Gulma

As per the Census of India 2011, Gulma village had a population of 5,252. That makes it the 10th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,934 residents.

Gulma village has 2,775 males and 2,477 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gulma has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Gulma is 847203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gulma covers 458 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gulma falls under Ghanshyampur tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The census record for Gulma notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gulma.

Gulma is in Ghanshyampur tehsil of Darbhanga 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.