About Gumawar Village

Gumawar is a mid sized village in Darauli tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,390, made up of 710 males and 680 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gumawar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gumawar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Darauli
Pincode	841234
Area (hectares)	124 hectares
Population	1,390
Male Population	710
Female Population	680
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gumawar compares

By the 2011 count Gumawar is the 39th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents. Its 124 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Gumawar

Gumawar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gumawar as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gumawar from other places

Gumawar lies about 20 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Karchhue, about 11 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 Gumawar
Tehsil headquarters	Darauli	8.2 km
Nearest railway station	Karchhue	11 km
Nearest town	Mairwa	11 km
District headquarters	Siwan	20 km

Villages closest to Gumawar

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

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Common questions about Gumawar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gumawar village had a population of 1,390. That makes it the 39th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents.

Gumawar village has 710 males and 680 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gumawar has about 958 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 1014.

The pincode recorded for Gumawar is 841234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gumawar covers 124 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gumawar falls under Darauli tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gumawar is Karchhue, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

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

Gumawar is in Darauli tehsil of Siwan district. Darauli is about 8.2 km away. Karchhue is about 11 km away. Mairwa is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.