About Gulya Village

Gulya is a mid sized village in Hiriyur tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,517, made up of 790 males and 727 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 518.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577546, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gulya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gulya village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chitradurga
Tehsil	Hiriyur
Pincode	577546
Area (hectares)	518.85 hectares
Population	1,517
Male Population	790
Female Population	727
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gulya compares

By the 2011 count Gulya is the 55th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,525 residents. Its 518.85 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

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 village. 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 43 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Somaguddu, about 28 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
Tehsil headquarters	Hiriyur	22 km
Nearest town	Hiriyūr	22 km
Nearest railway station	Somaguddu	28 km
District headquarters	Chitradurga	43 km

Villages closest to Gulya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gulya village had a population of 1,517. That makes it the 55th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,525 residents.

Gulya village has 790 males and 727 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gulya has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Gulya is 577546. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gulya covers 518.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gulya falls under Hiriyur tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gulya is Somaguddu, about 28 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 village for Gulya.

Gulya is about 43 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gulya is in Hiriyur tehsil of Chitradurga district. Hiriyur is about 22 km away. Hiriyūr is about 22 km away. Somaguddu is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.