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About Gulra Village

Gulra is a mid sized village in Bhinga tehsil, in the district of Shrawasti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,593, made up of 807 males and 786 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271831, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gulra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gulra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shrawasti
Tehsil Bhinga
Pincode 271831
Area (hectares) 157.43 hectares
Population 1,593
Male Population 807
Female Population 786
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gulra compares

By the 2011 count Gulra is the 169th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,333 residents. Its 157.43 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 873.

Getting to Gulra

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

Gulra lies about 5.6 km from Shrawasti, and the nearest railway station is Risia, about 27 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
District headquarters Shrawasti 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhinga 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Risia 27 km

Villages closest to Gulra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhinga 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 1,593. That makes it the 169th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,333 residents.

Gulra village has 807 males and 786 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gulra has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 873.

The pincode recorded for Gulra is 271831. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gulra covers 157.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gulra falls under Bhinga tehsil of Shrawasti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gulra is Risia, about 27 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 Gulra.

Gulra is about 5.6 km from Shrawasti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gulra is in Bhinga tehsil of Shrawasti district. Shrawasti is about 5.6 km away. Bhinga is about 6.4 km away. Risia is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gulra Banzara (under 2 km), Patna (under 2 km) and Patna Khargora (under 2 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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