About Gulel Village

Gulel is a mid sized village in Saluni tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 718, made up of 362 males and 356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 476.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gulel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gulel village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Saluni
Pincode	176320
Area (hectares)	476.11 hectares
Population	718
Male Population	362
Female Population	356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	983
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gulel compares

By the 2011 count Gulel is the 9th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 476.11 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Gulel

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

Gulel lies about 25 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 57 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 Gulel
Tehsil headquarters	Saluni	25 km
District headquarters	Chamba	25 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	57 km

Villages closest to Gulel

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

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Common questions about Gulel

As per the Census of India 2011, Gulel village had a population of 718. That makes it the 9th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Gulel village has 362 males and 356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gulel has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Gulel is 176320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gulel covers 476.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gulel falls under Saluni tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gulel is Nurpur Road, about 57 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 within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gulel.

Gulel is about 25 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gulel is in Saluni tehsil of Chamba district. Saluni is about 25 km away. Chamba is about 25 km away. Nurpur Road is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.