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About Gulana Village

Gulana is a small village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 47, made up of 23 males and 24 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176098, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gulana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gulana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaisinghpur
Pincode 176098
Area (hectares) 162.43 hectares
Population 47
Male Population 23
Female Population 24
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gulana compares

By the 2011 count Gulana is the 197th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 285 residents. Its 162.43 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1217.

Getting to Gulana

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

Gulana lies about 64 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 20 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 Gulana
Nearest town Mandi 13 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaisinghpur 26 km
District headquarters Kangra 64 km

Villages closest to Gulana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gulana village had a population of 47. That makes it the 197th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 285 residents.

Gulana village has 23 males and 24 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gulana has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1217.

The pincode recorded for Gulana is 176098. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gulana covers 162.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gulana falls under Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gulana is Buffer Stop, about 20 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 village for Gulana.

Gulana is about 64 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gulana is in Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district. Mandi is about 13 km away. Buffer Stop is about 20 km away. Jaisinghpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Andrana (under 2 km), Rana Nagar (under 2 km) and Kalhera (4.8 km).

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

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