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About Gulni Village

Gulni is a mid sized village in Gurua tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,048, made up of 557 males and 491 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100 hectares hectares.

Gulni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gulni village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Gurua
Area (hectares) 100 hectares
Population 1,048
Male Population 557
Female Population 491
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
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 67th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents. Its 100 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

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 Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Ismailpur, about 19 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
Tehsil headquarters Gurua 3.9 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 11 km
Nearest railway station Ismailpur 19 km
District headquarters Gaya 31 km

Villages closest to Gulni

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

Common questions about Gulni

As per the Census of India 2011, Gulni village had a population of 1,048. That makes it the 67th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents.

Gulni village has 557 males and 491 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gulni has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Gulni covers 100 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gulni falls under Gurua tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gulni is Ismailpur, about 19 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 Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gulni is in Gurua tehsil of Gaya district. Gurua is about 3.9 km away. Sherghāti is about 11 km away. Ismailpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aila (under 2 km), Ismailpur (under 2 km) and Balganwan (under 2 km).

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

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