About Gulkera Village

Gulkera is a mid sized village in Chakradharpur tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,936, made up of 978 males and 958 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 700 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gulkera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gulkera village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Chakradharpur
Pincode	833102
Area (hectares)	700 hectares
Population	1,936
Male Population	978
Female Population	958
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gulkera compares

By the 2011 count Gulkera is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 833 residents. Its 700 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Gulkera

Gulkera is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gulkera as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Gulkera from other places

Gulkera lies about 20 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chakradharpur, about 9.7 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 Gulkera
Nearest railway station	Chakradharpur	9.7 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	20 km

Villages closest to Gulkera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gulkera village had a population of 1,936. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 833 residents.

Gulkera village has 978 males and 958 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gulkera has about 980 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 1031.

The pincode recorded for Gulkera is 833102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gulkera covers 700 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gulkera falls under Chakradharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gulkera is Chakradharpur, about 9.7 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 10+ km distance for Gulkera.

Gulkera is about 20 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gulkera is in Chakradharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Chakradharpur is about 9.7 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.