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About Gulab Pura Village

Gulab Pura is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 359, made up of 186 males and 173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gulab Pura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gulab Pura village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 70.23 hectares
Population 359
Male Population 186
Female Population 173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gulab Pura compares

By the 2011 count Gulab Pura is the 87th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 70.23 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Gulab Pura

Gulab Pura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gulab Pura 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gulab Pura from other places

Gulab Pura lies about 48 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, about 7.9 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 Gulab Pura
Nearest railway station Bharatgarh 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 10 km
Nearest town Baddi 22 km
District headquarters Solan 48 km

Villages closest to Gulab Pura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nalagarh 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 Gulab Pura

As per the Census of India 2011, Gulab Pura village had a population of 359. That makes it the 87th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Gulab Pura village has 186 males and 173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gulab Pura has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Gulab Pura is 174101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gulab Pura covers 70.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gulab Pura falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gulab Pura is Bharatgarh, about 7.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Gulab Pura is about 48 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gulab Pura is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Bharatgarh is about 7.9 km away. Nalagarh is about 10 km away. Baddi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sauri Gujran (under 2 km), Sauri Rajputan (under 2 km) and Pater Bhaunkhoo (under 2 km).

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

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