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About Gulra Village

Gulra is a small village in Badlapur tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15, made up of 7 males and 8 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,143 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.31 hectares hectares.

Gulra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gulra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Badlapur
Area (hectares) 54.31 hectares
Population 15
Male Population 7
Female Population 8
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,143
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 Gulra compares

By the 2011 count Gulra is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 54.31 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1043.

Getting to Gulra

Gulra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gulra 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 Gulra from other places

Gulra lies about 23 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Kheta Sarai, about 12 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 Kheta Sarai 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Badlapur 13 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 16 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 23 km

Villages closest to Gulra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Badlapur 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 15. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Gulra village has 7 males and 8 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gulra has about 1143 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1043.

Gulra covers 54.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gulra falls under Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gulra is Kheta Sarai, about 12 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 Gulra.

Gulra is about 23 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gulra is in Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district. Kheta Sarai is about 12 km away. Badlapur is about 13 km away. Shāhganj 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 Sutauli (1.7 km), Shahpur Shani (2.0 km) and Gopalapur (2.5 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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