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About Gulai Village

Gulai is a large village in Khaknar tehsil, in the district of Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,650, made up of 1,340 males and 1,310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 441.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 450331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gulai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gulai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Burhanpur
Tehsil Khaknar
Pincode 450331
Area (hectares) 441.76 hectares
Population 2,650
Male Population 1,340
Female Population 1,310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gulai compares

By the 2011 count Gulai is the 9th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,645 residents. Its 441.76 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Gulai

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

Gulai lies about 12 km from Burhanpur, and the nearest railway station is Asirgarh Road, about 12 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 Gulai
District headquarters Burhanpur 12 km
Nearest town Burhānpur 12 km
Nearest railway station Asirgarh Road 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Khaknar 25 km

Villages closest to Gulai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gulai village had a population of 2,650. That makes it the 9th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,645 residents.

Gulai village has 1,340 males and 1,310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gulai has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Gulai is 450331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gulai covers 441.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gulai falls under Khaknar tehsil of Burhanpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gulai is Asirgarh Road, about 12 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 village for Gulai.

Gulai is about 12 km from Burhanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gulai is in Khaknar tehsil of Burhanpur district. Burhanpur is about 12 km away. Burhānpur is about 12 km away. Asirgarh Road is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipalgaon Mafi (under 2 km), Nimapur (3.9 km) and Sirpur Mal (4.4 km).

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

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