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About Gulwa Village

Gulwa is a mid sized village in Kirnapur tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,210, made up of 602 males and 608 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 342.91 hectares hectares.

Gulwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gulwa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Kirnapur
Area (hectares) 342.91 hectares
Population 1,210
Male Population 602
Female Population 608
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gulwa compares

By the 2011 count Gulwa is the 69th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 342.91 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Gulwa

Gulwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gulwa as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Gulwa from other places

Gulwa lies about 35 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Birsola, about 21 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 Gulwa
Tehsil headquarters Kirnapur 9.9 km
Nearest railway station Birsola 21 km
Nearest town Gondiā 26 km
District headquarters Balaghat 35 km

Villages closest to Gulwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gulwa village had a population of 1,210. That makes it the 69th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Gulwa village has 602 males and 608 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gulwa has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1024.

Gulwa covers 342.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gulwa falls under Kirnapur tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gulwa is Birsola, about 21 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gulwa.

Gulwa is about 35 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gulwa is in Kirnapur tehsil of Balaghat district. Kirnapur is about 9.9 km away. Birsola is about 21 km away. Gondiā is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dongargaon (1.7 km), Borgaon (2.0 km) and Seoti (2.1 km).

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

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