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About Gulela Village

Gulela is a small village in Baldwara tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 433, made up of 211 males and 222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175003, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gulela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gulela village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Baldwara
Pincode 175003
Area (hectares) 171.82 hectares
Population 433
Male Population 211
Female Population 222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Gulela compares

By the 2011 count Gulela is the 29th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 329 residents. Its 171.82 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1051.

Getting to Gulela

The census records public bus service for Gulela 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gulela from other places

Gulela lies about 18 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, about 42 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 Gulela
Tehsil headquarters Baldwara 4.9 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 12 km
District headquarters Mandi 18 km
Nearest railway station Olinda 42 km

Villages closest to Gulela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gulela village had a population of 433. That makes it the 29th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 329 residents.

Gulela village has 211 males and 222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gulela has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1051.

The pincode recorded for Gulela is 175003. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gulela covers 171.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gulela falls under Baldwara tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gulela is Olinda, about 42 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gulela.

Gulela is about 18 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gulela is in Baldwara tehsil of Mandi district. Baldwara is about 4.9 km away. Sundarnagar is about 12 km away. Mandi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Batahi (under 2 km), Batail (under 2 km) and Dhalwan (under 2 km).

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

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