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About Gulpur Village

Gulpur is a mid sized village in Balachaur tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 881, made up of 447 males and 434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144526, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gulpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gulpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Balachaur
Pincode 144526
Area (hectares) 175 hectares
Population 881
Male Population 447
Female Population 434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gulpur compares

By the 2011 count Gulpur is the 70th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 175 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Gulpur

Gulpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. 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 10+ 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 19 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Garhshankar, about 11 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 Garhshankar 11 km
Nearest town Nawanshahr 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Balachaur 15 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 19 km

Villages closest to Gulpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balachaur 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 881. That makes it the 70th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Gulpur village has 447 males and 434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gulpur has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Gulpur is 144526. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gulpur covers 175 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gulpur falls under Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gulpur is Garhshankar, about 11 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gulpur.

Gulpur is about 19 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gulpur is in Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Garhshankar is about 11 km away. Nawanshahr is about 14 km away. Balachaur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kulpur (under 2 km), Saroa (1.8 km) and Chandpur Rurki (2.7 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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