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About Ghulmul Village

Ghulmul is a small village in Jashpur tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 368, made up of 206 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 786 females per 1000 males. The village covers 320.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496338, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghulmul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghulmul village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Jashpur
Pincode 496338
Area (hectares) 320.48 hectares
Population 368
Male Population 206
Female Population 162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 786
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghulmul compares

By the 2011 count Ghulmul is the 75th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 709 residents. Its 320.48 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Ghulmul

Ghulmul is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghulmul as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Ghulmul from other places

Ghulmul lies about 13 km from Jashpur, and the nearest railway station is Kurkura, about 70 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 Ghulmul
Tehsil headquarters Jashpur 13 km
Nearest town Jashpur Nagar 13 km
Nearest railway station Kurkura 70 km

Villages closest to Ghulmul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghulmul village had a population of 368. That makes it the 75th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 709 residents.

Ghulmul village has 206 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghulmul has about 786 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Ghulmul is 496338. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghulmul covers 320.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghulmul falls under Jashpur tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ghulmul is Kurkura, about 70 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 and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ghulmul.

Ghulmul is about 13 km from Jashpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghulmul is in Jashpur tehsil of Jashpur district. Jashpur is about 13 km away. Jashpur Nagar is about 13 km away. Kurkura is about 70 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lokhandi (under 2 km), Harra Dipa (1.9 km) and Basta (1.9 km).

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

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