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About Gula Village

Gula is a mid sized village in Anandpur tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 958, made up of 488 males and 470 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 657 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gula village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Anandpur
Pincode 833104
Area (hectares) 657 hectares
Population 958
Male Population 488
Female Population 470
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
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 Gula compares

By the 2011 count Gula is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 505 residents. Its 657 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Gula

Gula is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gula 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 Gula from other places

Gula lies about 171 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Latehar, about 5.6 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 Gula
Nearest railway station Latehar 5.6 km
Nearest town Lātehār 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Anandpur 27 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 171 km

Villages closest to Gula

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gula village had a population of 958. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 505 residents.

Gula village has 488 males and 470 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gula has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Gula is 833104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gula covers 657 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.

Gula falls under Anandpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gula is Latehar, about 5.6 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 Gula.

Gula is about 171 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gula is in Anandpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Latehar is about 5.6 km away. Lātehār is about 8.5 km away. Anandpur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurna (12 km), Jamtiri (14 km) and Dhodrobaru (16 km).

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

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