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About Gumla Village

Gumla is a mid sized village in Kalyanpur tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 905, made up of 432 males and 473 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,095 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27 hectares hectares.

Gumla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gumla village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Kalyanpur
Area (hectares) 27 hectares
Population 905
Male Population 432
Female Population 473
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,095
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gumla compares

By the 2011 count Gumla is the 82nd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,624 residents. Its 27 hectares work out to about 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Gumla

Gumla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gumla as Available within 10+ 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gobindpur, Gopalpur, Gopalpur Chaki Dhab and Gorai. 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 Gumla

As per the Census of India 2011, Gumla village had a population of 905. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,624 residents.

Gumla village has 432 males and 473 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gumla has about 1095 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Gumla covers 27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gumla falls under Kalyanpur tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The census record for Gumla notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Gumla is in Kalyanpur tehsil of Samastipur 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 Gumla today is likely to be higher.

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