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About Gulra Village

Gulra is a large village in Nanpara tehsil, in the district of Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,528, made up of 1,353 males and 1,175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 370.15 hectares hectares.

Gulra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gulra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bahraich
Tehsil Nanpara
Area (hectares) 370.15 hectares
Population 2,528
Male Population 1,353
Female Population 1,175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868

How Gulra compares

By the 2011 count Gulra is the 194th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,934 residents. Its 370.15 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 895.

How far is Gulra from other places

Gulra lies about 49 km from Bahraich, and the nearest railway station is Gaighat Halt, about 3.3 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 Gulra
Nearest railway station Gaighat Halt 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Nanpara 16 km
Nearest town Nānpāra 16 km
District headquarters Bahraich 49 km

Villages closest to Gulra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gulra village had a population of 2,528. That makes it the 194th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,934 residents.

Gulra village has 1,353 males and 1,175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gulra has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 895.

Gulra covers 370.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gulra falls under Nanpara tehsil of Bahraich district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gulra is Gaighat Halt, about 3.3 km away in a straight line.

Gulra is about 49 km from Bahraich in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gulra is in Nanpara tehsil of Bahraich district. Gaighat Halt is about 3.3 km away. Nanpara is about 16 km away. Nānpāra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajapur Kalan (2.5 km), Bagha (2.6 km) and Puraina (2.9 km).

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

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