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About Gulya Village

Gulya is a small village in Dod Ballapur tehsil, in the district of Bangalore Rural, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 366, made up of 182 males and 184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 561205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gulya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gulya village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bangalore Rural
Tehsil Dod Ballapur
Pincode 561205
Area (hectares) 260.77 hectares
Population 366
Male Population 182
Female Population 184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gulya compares

By the 2011 count Gulya is the 180th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 260.77 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 959.

Getting to Gulya

Gulya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gulya as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Gulya from other places

Gulya lies about 16 km from Bangalore Rural, and the nearest railway station is Nandi, about 8.1 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 Gulya
Nearest railway station Nandi 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Dod Ballapur 13 km
Nearest town Doddaballapura 13 km
District headquarters Bangalore Rural 16 km

Villages closest to Gulya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dod Ballapur 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 Gulya

As per the Census of India 2011, Gulya village had a population of 366. That makes it the 180th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Gulya village has 182 males and 184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gulya has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Gulya is 561205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gulya covers 260.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gulya falls under Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gulya is Nandi, about 8.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gulya.

Gulya is about 16 km from Bangalore Rural in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gulya is in Dod Ballapur tehsil of Bangalore Rural district. Nandi is about 8.1 km away. Dod Ballapur is about 13 km away. Doddaballapura is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gulyanandigunda (under 2 km), Machagondahalli (under 2 km) and Udanahalli (under 2 km).

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

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