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About Ghulghul Village

Ghulghul is a small village in Baloda Bazar tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 492, made up of 260 males and 232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 492112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghulghul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghulghul village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Baloda Bazar
Pincode 492112
Area (hectares) 127.57 hectares
Population 492
Male Population 260
Female Population 232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghulghul compares

By the 2011 count Ghulghul is the 121st largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents. Its 127.57 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Ghulghul

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

Ghulghul lies about 76 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 29 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 Ghulghul
Tehsil headquarters Baloda Bazar 7.9 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Nipania 29 km
District headquarters Raipur 76 km

Villages closest to Ghulghul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghulghul village had a population of 492. That makes it the 121st largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents.

Ghulghul village has 260 males and 232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghulghul has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Ghulghul is 492112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghulghul covers 127.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghulghul falls under Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ghulghul is Nipania, about 29 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 5 - 10 km distance for Ghulghul.

Ghulghul is about 76 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghulghul is in Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district. Baloda Bazar is about 7.9 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 7.9 km away. Nipania is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pangaon (2.0 km), Lawanband (2.3 km) and Dotopar (2.7 km).

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

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