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About Gulamb Village

Gulamb is a small village in Chandgad tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 433, made up of 218 males and 215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1526 hectares hectares.

Gulamb Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gulamb village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Chandgad
Area (hectares) 1526 hectares
Population 433
Male Population 218
Female Population 215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gulamb compares

By the 2011 count Gulamb is the 134th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents. Its 1526 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Gulamb

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

Gulamb lies about 98 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Desur, about 32 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 Gulamb
Tehsil headquarters Chandgad 15 km
Nearest railway station Desur 32 km
Nearest town Belagavi 32 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 98 km

Villages closest to Gulamb

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gulamb village had a population of 433. That makes it the 134th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,200 residents.

Gulamb village has 218 males and 215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gulamb has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1037.

Gulamb covers 1526 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gulamb falls under Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gulamb is Desur, about 32 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 Gulamb.

Gulamb is about 98 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gulamb is in Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district. Chandgad is about 15 km away. Desur is about 32 km away. Belagavi is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kodali (2.4 km), Kalasgade (2.4 km) and Parle (4.8 km).

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

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