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About Gullu Village

Gullu is a large village in Arang tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,922, made up of 2,441 males and 2,481 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1613.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gullu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gullu village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Arang
Pincode 493441
Area (hectares) 1613.62 hectares
Population 4,922
Male Population 2,441
Female Population 2,481
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gullu compares

By the 2011 count Gullu is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 1613.62 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Gullu

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

Gullu lies about 39 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Arang Mahanadi, about 9.4 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 Gullu
Tehsil headquarters Arang 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Arang Mahanadi 9.4 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 19 km
District headquarters Raipur 39 km

Villages closest to Gullu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gullu village had a population of 4,922. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Gullu village has 2,441 males and 2,481 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gullu has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Gullu is 493441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gullu covers 1613.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gullu falls under Arang tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gullu is Arang Mahanadi, about 9.4 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 Gullu.

Gullu is about 39 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gullu is in Arang tehsil of Raipur district. Arang is about 8.0 km away. Arang Mahanadi is about 9.4 km away. Mahāsamund 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 Gudguda (1.6 km), Deori 1 (2.7 km) and Ranisagar (3.1 km).

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

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