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About Gulal Chak Village

Gulal Chak is a mid sized village in Dulhin Bazar tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 528, made up of 285 males and 243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45 hectares hectares.

Gulal Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gulal Chak village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Dulhin Bazar
Area (hectares) 45 hectares
Population 528
Male Population 285
Female Population 243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
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 Gulal Chak compares

By the 2011 count Gulal Chak is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,539 residents. Its 45 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Gulal Chak

Gulal Chak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gulal Chak 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 Gulal Chak from other places

Gulal Chak lies about 2.2 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Sachiwalaya, about under 2 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 Gulal Chak
Nearest railway station Sachiwalaya under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dulhin Bazar 2.2 km
District headquarters Patna 2.2 km

Villages closest to Gulal Chak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dulhin Bazar 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 Gulal Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Gulal Chak village had a population of 528. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,539 residents.

Gulal Chak village has 285 males and 243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gulal Chak has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

Gulal Chak covers 45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gulal Chak falls under Dulhin Bazar tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gulal Chak is Sachiwalaya, about under 2 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 Gulal Chak.

Gulal Chak is about 2.2 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gulal Chak is in Dulhin Bazar tehsil of Patna district. Sachiwalaya is about under 2 km away. Dulhin Bazar is about 2.2 km away. Patna is about 2.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pathak Milki (2.2 km), Dhama Chak (5.2 km) and Sabazpura (5.8 km).

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

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