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About Gulpur Village

Gulpur is a small village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 337, made up of 178 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gulpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gulpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 145025
Area (hectares) 97 hectares
Population 337
Male Population 178
Female Population 159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gulpur compares

By the 2011 count Gulpur is the 257th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 97 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Gulpur

The census records public bus service for Gulpur 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gulpur from other places

Gulpur lies about 26 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Jakolari, about 3.0 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 Gulpur
Nearest railway station Jakolari 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 9.4 km
Nearest town Pathānkot 9.4 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 26 km

Villages closest to Gulpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gulpur village had a population of 337. That makes it the 257th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Gulpur village has 178 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gulpur has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Gulpur is 145025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gulpur covers 97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gulpur falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gulpur is Jakolari, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Gulpur.

Gulpur is about 26 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gulpur is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Jakolari is about 3.0 km away. Pathankot is about 9.4 km away. Pathānkot is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Simbli (under 2 km), Bias Lahri (1.9 km) and Fatehgarh (2.0 km).

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

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