About Gelan Village

Gelan is a mid sized village in Simalwara tehsil, in the district of Dungarpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,692, made up of 854 males and 838 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 546.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 314406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gelan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gelan village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Dungarpur
Tehsil	Simalwara
Pincode	314406
Area (hectares)	546.98 hectares
Population	1,692
Male Population	854
Female Population	838
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	981
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gelan compares

By the 2011 count Gelan is the 61st largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents. Its 546.98 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. 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 Gelan

Gelan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gelan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Gelan from other places

Gelan lies about 34 km from Dungarpur, and the nearest railway station is Shalashah Thana, about 35 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 Gelan
Nearest town	Sāgwāra	30 km
Tehsil headquarters	Simalwara	34 km
District headquarters	Dungarpur	34 km
Nearest railway station	Shalashah Thana	35 km

Villages closest to Gelan

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

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Common questions about Gelan

As per the Census of India 2011, Gelan village had a population of 1,692. That makes it the 61st largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents.

Gelan village has 854 males and 838 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gelan has about 981 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 Gelan is 314406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gelan covers 546.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gelan falls under Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Gelan is Shalashah Thana, about 35 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gelan.

Gelan is about 34 km from Dungarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gelan is in Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district. Sāgwāra is about 30 km away. Simalwara is about 34 km away. Dungarpur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.