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About Gulara Village

Gulara is a mid sized village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,693, made up of 855 males and 838 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.84 hectares hectares.

Gulara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gulara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Area (hectares) 123.84 hectares
Population 1,693
Male Population 855
Female Population 838
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gulara compares

By the 2011 count Gulara is the 136th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 123.84 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Gulara

Gulara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gulara as Available within 5 - 10 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 Gulara from other places

Gulara 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 Gulara
Nearest railway station Kheta Sarai 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 16 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 16 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 23 km

Villages closest to Gulara

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 Gulara

As per the Census of India 2011, Gulara village had a population of 1,693. That makes it the 136th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Gulara village has 855 males and 838 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gulara has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

Gulara covers 123.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Gulara 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gulara.

Gulara 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.

Gulara is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Kheta Sarai is about 12 km away. Shahganj is about 16 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 Shekhpur Sutauli (under 2 km), Jainpur (2.3 km) and Mubarakpur (2.5 km).

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

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