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About Gulpha Village

Gulpha is a small village in Nayagram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 256, made up of 131 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gulpha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gulpha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Nayagram
Pincode 721125
Area (hectares) 147.09 hectares
Population 256
Male Population 131
Female Population 125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gulpha compares

By the 2011 count Gulpha is the 182nd largest of the 278 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 492 residents. Its 147.09 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Gulpha

Gulpha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gulpha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gokul Nagar, Gopalpur, Gopinath Pur and Gorur Ghata. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gulpha

As per the Census of India 2011, Gulpha village had a population of 256. That makes it the 182nd largest of the 278 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 492 residents.

Gulpha village has 131 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gulpha has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Gulpha is 721125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gulpha covers 147.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gulpha falls under Nayagram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gulpha notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gulpha.

Gulpha is in Nayagram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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