About Gulu Village

Gulu is a mid sized village in Murhu tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 502, made up of 240 males and 262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,092 females per 1000 males. The village covers 338 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gulu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gulu village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Khunti
Tehsil	Murhu
Pincode	835216
Area (hectares)	338 hectares
Population	502
Male Population	240
Female Population	262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,092
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gulu compares

By the 2011 count Gulu is the 60th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 608 residents. Its 338 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Gulu

Gulu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gulu as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Gulu from other places

Gulu lies about 22 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 30 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 Gulu
Tehsil headquarters	Murhu	10 km
District headquarters	Khunti	22 km
Nearest railway station	Karra	30 km

Villages closest to Gulu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gulu village had a population of 502. That makes it the 60th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 608 residents.

Gulu village has 240 males and 262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gulu has about 1092 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Gulu is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gulu covers 338 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.

Gulu falls under Murhu tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gulu is Karra, about 30 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gulu.

Gulu is about 22 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gulu is in Murhu tehsil of Khunti district. Murhu is about 10 km away. Khunti is about 22 km away. Karra is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.