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About Gulalpur Village

Gulalpur is a mid sized village in Sahaspur Lohara tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 583, made up of 275 males and 308 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,120 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gulalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gulalpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Sahaspur Lohara
Pincode 491995
Area (hectares) 335.11 hectares
Population 583
Male Population 275
Female Population 308
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,120
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gulalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gulalpur is the 100th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 782 residents. Its 335.11 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Gulalpur

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

Gulalpur lies about 18 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Tilda-Neora, about 75 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 Gulalpur
Tehsil headquarters Sahaspur Lohara 9.2 km
Nearest town Kawardha 11 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 18 km
Nearest railway station Tilda-Neora 75 km

Villages closest to Gulalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sahaspur Lohara 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 Gulalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gulalpur village had a population of 583. That makes it the 100th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 782 residents.

Gulalpur village has 275 males and 308 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gulalpur has about 1120 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Gulalpur is 491995. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gulalpur covers 335.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gulalpur falls under Sahaspur Lohara tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gulalpur is Tilda-Neora, about 75 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 village for Gulalpur.

Gulalpur is about 18 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gulalpur is in Sahaspur Lohara tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Sahaspur Lohara is about 9.2 km away. Kawardha is about 11 km away. Kabeerdham is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandaini (2.1 km), Saliha (2.3 km) and Sonpur (3.0 km).

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

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