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About Gumastala Village

Gumastala is a small village in Phulambri tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 254, made up of 134 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gumastala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gumastala village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Phulambri
Pincode 431113
Area (hectares) 118.33 hectares
Population 254
Male Population 134
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gumastala compares

By the 2011 count Gumastala is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,754 residents. Its 118.33 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Gumastala

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

Gumastala lies about 34 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Baghoi Kusa, about 22 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 Gumastala
Nearest town Daudnagar 12 km
Nearest railway station Baghoi Kusa 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Phulambri 34 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 34 km

Villages closest to Gumastala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gumastala village had a population of 254. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,754 residents.

Gumastala village has 134 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gumastala has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Gumastala is 431113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gumastala covers 118.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gumastala falls under Phulambri tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gumastala is Baghoi Kusa, about 22 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 10+ km distance for Gumastala.

Gumastala is about 34 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gumastala is in Phulambri tehsil of Aurangabad district. Daudnagar is about 12 km away. Baghoi Kusa is about 22 km away. Phulambri is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lalwan (13 km), Narla (18 km) and Shahapur (21 km).

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

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