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About Ghulla Village

Ghulla is a small village in Jalalabad tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 443, made up of 229 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghulla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghulla village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Jalalabad
Pincode 152024
Area (hectares) 129.45 hectares
Population 443
Male Population 229
Female Population 214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghulla compares

By the 2011 count Ghulla is the 164th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents. Its 129.45 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Ghulla

Ghulla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghulla as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Ghulla from other places

Ghulla lies about 43 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Jiwa Arain, about 5.7 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 Ghulla
Nearest railway station Jiwa Arain 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalalabad 7.3 km
Nearest town Jalālābād 7.3 km
District headquarters Firozpur 43 km

Villages closest to Ghulla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghulla village had a population of 443. That makes it the 164th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents.

Ghulla village has 229 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghulla has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Ghulla is 152024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghulla covers 129.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghulla falls under Jalalabad tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ghulla is Jiwa Arain, about 5.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghulla.

Ghulla is about 43 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghulla is in Jalalabad tehsil of Firozpur district. Jiwa Arain is about 5.7 km away. Jalalabad is about 7.3 km away. Jalālābād is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badalke Hithar (under 2 km), Sulla (under 2 km) and Khere Ke Uttar (under 2 km).

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

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