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About Gulerian Village

Gulerian is a small village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 134, made up of 66 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gulerian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gulerian village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dharmsala
Pincode 176215
Area (hectares) 44.26 hectares
Population 134
Male Population 66
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gulerian compares

By the 2011 count Gulerian is the 130th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 44.26 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Gulerian

Gulerian is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gulerian as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Gulerian from other places

Gulerian lies about 12 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 11 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 Gulerian
Tehsil headquarters Dharmsala 3.3 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 3.3 km
Nearest railway station Kangra Mandir 11 km
District headquarters Kangra 12 km

Villages closest to Gulerian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gulerian village had a population of 134. That makes it the 130th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Gulerian village has 66 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gulerian has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Gulerian is 176215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gulerian covers 44.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gulerian falls under Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gulerian is Kangra Mandir, about 11 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gulerian.

Gulerian is about 12 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gulerian is in Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Dharmsala is about 3.3 km away. Dharamsala is about 3.3 km away. Kangra Mandir is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patani (under 2 km), Chelian (under 2 km) and Dehru (under 2 km).

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

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