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About Gumsing Village

Gumsing is a small village in Taksing tehsil, in the district of Upper Subansiri, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 117, made up of 57 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males.

Gumsing Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gumsing village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Upper Subansiri
Tehsil Taksing
Population 117
Male Population 57
Female Population 60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gumsing compares

By the 2011 count Gumsing is the 4th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 92 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1167.

Getting to Gumsing

Gumsing is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gumsing as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Gumsing from other places

Gumsing lies about 92 km from Upper Subansiri, and the nearest railway station is Subansiri, about 148 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 Gumsing
Tehsil headquarters Taksing 6.9 km
District headquarters Upper Subansiri 92 km
Nearest railway station Subansiri 148 km
Nearest town Itanagar 154 km

Villages closest to Gumsing

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gumsing village had a population of 117. That makes it the 4th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 92 residents.

Gumsing village has 57 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gumsing has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1167.

Gumsing falls under Taksing tehsil of Upper Subansiri district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gumsing is Subansiri, about 148 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gumsing.

Gumsing is about 92 km from Upper Subansiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gumsing is in Taksing tehsil of Upper Subansiri district. Taksing is about 6.9 km away. Upper Subansiri is about 92 km away. Subansiri is about 148 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Taying (under 2 km), Lingbing (under 2 km) and Yaja (2.9 km).

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

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