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About Gula Gaon Village

Gula Gaon is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 70, made up of 36 males and 34 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gula Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gula Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 262522
Area (hectares) 38.2 hectares
Population 70
Male Population 36
Female Population 34
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
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 Gula Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Gula Gaon is the 220th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 38.2 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Gula Gaon

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

Gula Gaon lies about 20 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 78 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 Gula Gaon
District headquarters Pithoragarh 20 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 22 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 78 km

Villages closest to Gula Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gangolihat 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 Gula Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Gula Gaon village had a population of 70. That makes it the 220th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Gula Gaon village has 36 males and 34 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gula Gaon has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1159.

The pincode recorded for Gula Gaon is 262522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gula Gaon covers 38.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gula Gaon falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gula Gaon is Tanakpur, about 78 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 Gula Gaon.

Gula Gaon is about 20 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gula Gaon is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Pithoragarh is about 20 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 20 km away. Gangolihat is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jatari (3.0 km), Vankot Sore R F (3.2 km) and Hanera (3.4 km).

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

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