About Gulganj Village

Gulganj is one of the larger villages in Bijawar tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,888, made up of 3,105 males and 2,783 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1089.34 hectares hectares.

Gulganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gulganj village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Chhatarpur
Tehsil	Bijawar
Area (hectares)	1089.34 hectares
Population	5,888
Male Population	3,105
Female Population	2,783
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	896
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gulganj compares

By the 2011 count Gulganj is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 1089.34 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 885.

Getting to Gulganj

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

Gulganj lies about 33 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Rampura, about 16 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 Gulganj
Tehsil headquarters	Bijawar	15 km
Nearest town	Bijāwar	15 km
Nearest railway station	Rampura	16 km
District headquarters	Chhatarpur	33 km

Villages closest to Gulganj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gulganj village had a population of 5,888. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Gulganj village has 3,105 males and 2,783 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gulganj has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 885.

Gulganj covers 1089.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gulganj falls under Bijawar tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gulganj is Rampura, about 16 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 Gulganj.

Gulganj is about 33 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gulganj is in Bijawar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Bijawar is about 15 km away. Bijāwar is about 15 km away. Rampura is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.