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About Gulbal Village

Gulbal is a mid sized village in Shorapur tehsil, in the district of Yadgir, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,769, made up of 928 males and 841 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 776.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gulbal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gulbal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Yadgir
Tehsil Shorapur
Pincode 585215
Area (hectares) 776.37 hectares
Population 1,769
Male Population 928
Female Population 841
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gulbal compares

By the 2011 count Gulbal is the 60th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 776.37 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 979.

Getting to Gulbal

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

Gulbal lies about 82 km from Yadgir, and the nearest railway station is Almatti, about 59 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 Gulbal
Nearest town Tālīkota 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Shorapur 34 km
Nearest railway station Almatti 59 km
District headquarters Yadgir 82 km

Villages closest to Gulbal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gulbal village had a population of 1,769. That makes it the 60th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Gulbal village has 928 males and 841 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gulbal has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Gulbal is 585215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gulbal covers 776.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gulbal falls under Shorapur tehsil of Yadgir district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gulbal is Almatti, about 59 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 10+ km distance for Gulbal.

Gulbal is about 82 km from Yadgir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gulbal is in Shorapur tehsil of Yadgir district. Tālīkota is about 16 km away. Shorapur is about 34 km away. Almatti is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banhatti (4.1 km), Kuppi (4.7 km) and Dyamanhal (5.7 km).

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

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