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About Ghulghul Village

Ghulghul is a mid sized village in Tilda tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 858, made up of 448 males and 410 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 506.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493114, 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 Tilda
Pincode 493114
Area (hectares) 506.74 hectares
Population 858
Male Population 448
Female Population 410
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ghulghul compares

By the 2011 count Ghulghul is the 99th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents. Its 506.74 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Ghulghul

Ghulghul is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ghulghul as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 41 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Tilda-Neora, about 4.7 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
Nearest town Tilda Newra 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Tilda 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Tilda-Neora 4.7 km
District headquarters Raipur 41 km

Villages closest to Ghulghul

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tilda 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 858. That makes it the 99th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,467 residents.

Ghulghul village has 448 males and 410 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghulghul has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Ghulghul is 493114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghulghul covers 506.74 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.

Ghulghul falls under Tilda tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ghulghul is Tilda-Neora, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Ghulghul.

Ghulghul is about 41 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 Tilda tehsil of Raipur district. Tilda Newra is about 4.0 km away. Tilda is about 4.4 km away. Tilda-Neora is about 4.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kota (1.7 km), Deori (1.7 km) and Kohka (2.0 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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