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About Gultha Village

Gultha is a mid sized village in Bhasma tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 561, made up of 283 males and 278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gultha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gultha village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Bhasma
Pincode 770011
Area (hectares) 335 hectares
Population 561
Male Population 283
Female Population 278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gultha compares

By the 2011 count Gultha is the 27th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 797 residents. Its 335 hectares work out to about 1.7 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Gultha

Gultha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gultha as Available within 10+ 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 Gultha from other places

Gultha lies about 16 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Kechobahal, about 13 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 Gultha
Tehsil headquarters Bhasma 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Kechobahal 13 km
Nearest town Jharsuguda 14 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 16 km

Villages closest to Gultha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gultha village had a population of 561. That makes it the 27th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 797 residents.

Gultha village has 283 males and 278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gultha has about 982 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 Gultha is 770011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gultha covers 335 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gultha falls under Bhasma tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Gultha is Kechobahal, about 13 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gultha.

Gultha is about 16 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gultha is in Bhasma tehsil of Sundargarh district. Bhasma is about 6.6 km away. Kechobahal is about 13 km away. Jharsuguda is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jogimal (under 2 km), Dambahal (1.7 km) and Podabahal (1.7 km).

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

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