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About Gumda Village

Gumda is a large village in Gidam tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,163, made up of 1,054 males and 1,109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2040.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gumda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gumda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
Tehsil Gidam
Pincode 494441
Area (hectares) 2040.26 hectares
Population 2,163
Male Population 1,054
Female Population 1,109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Gumda compares

By the 2011 count Gumda is the 5th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 2040.26 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Gumda

The census records public bus service for Gumda as Available within <5 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gumda from other places

Gumda lies about 22 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, and the nearest railway station is Gidam, about under 2 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 Gumda
Nearest railway station Gidam under 2 km
District headquarters Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 22 km
Nearest town Bacheli 31 km

Villages closest to Gumda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gumda village had a population of 2,163. That makes it the 5th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Gumda village has 1,054 males and 1,109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gumda has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Gumda is 494441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gumda covers 2040.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gumda falls under Gidam tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gumda is Gidam, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Gumda is about 22 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gumda is in Gidam tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. Gidam is about under 2 km away. Dakshin Bastar Dantewada is about 22 km away. Bacheli is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haurnar (4.5 km), Jaunga (4.9 km) and Haram (5.4 km).

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

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