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About Gulalpur Village

Gulalpur is a mid sized village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,945, made up of 1,001 males and 944 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gulalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gulalpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Pincode 222139
Area (hectares) 191.58 hectares
Population 1,945
Male Population 1,001
Female Population 944
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gulalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gulalpur is the 107th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 191.58 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Gulalpur

Gulalpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gulalpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gulalpur from other places

Gulalpur lies about 16 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mihrawan, about 7.6 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 Gulalpur
Nearest railway station Mihrawan 7.6 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 20 km

Villages closest to Gulalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gulalpur village had a population of 1,945. That makes it the 107th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Gulalpur village has 1,001 males and 944 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gulalpur has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Gulalpur is 222139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gulalpur covers 191.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gulalpur falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gulalpur is Mihrawan, about 7.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gulalpur.

Gulalpur is about 16 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gulalpur is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mihrawan is about 7.6 km away. Jaunpur is about 16 km away. Shahganj is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Iswarpur Urf Salahdipur (under 2 km), Khajura (under 2 km) and Potaria (2.4 km).

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

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