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About Gulbalod Village

Gulbalod is a mid sized village in Alot tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,342, made up of 682 males and 660 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 519.06 hectares hectares.

Gulbalod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gulbalod village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Alot
Area (hectares) 519.06 hectares
Population 1,342
Male Population 682
Female Population 660
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gulbalod compares

By the 2011 count Gulbalod is the 17th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 840 residents. Its 519.06 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 969.

Getting to Gulbalod

Gulbalod is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gulbalod as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gulbalod from other places

Gulbalod lies about 66 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Vikramgarh Alot, about 5.2 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 Gulbalod
Nearest railway station Vikramgarh Alot 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Alot 7.0 km
District headquarters Ratlam 66 km

Villages closest to Gulbalod

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gulbalod village had a population of 1,342. That makes it the 17th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 840 residents.

Gulbalod village has 682 males and 660 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gulbalod has about 968 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 969.

Gulbalod covers 519.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gulbalod falls under Alot tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gulbalod is Vikramgarh Alot, about 5.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gulbalod.

Gulbalod is about 66 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gulbalod is in Alot tehsil of Ratlam district. Vikramgarh Alot is about 5.2 km away. Alot is about 7.0 km away. Ratlam is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khaspura (under 2 km), Jhangariya (1.6 km) and Mau Khedi (1.8 km).

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

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