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About Gudum Village

Gudum is a mid sized village in Dondi tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,686, made up of 800 males and 886 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,108 females per 1000 males. The village covers 482.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gudum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gudum village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Dondi
Pincode 491228
Area (hectares) 482.21 hectares
Population 1,686
Male Population 800
Female Population 886
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,108
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gudum compares

By the 2011 count Gudum is the 11th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 881 residents. Its 482.21 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1049.

Getting to Gudum

Gudum is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gudum as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gudum from other places

Gudum lies about 85 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Gudum, 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 Gudum
Nearest railway station Gudum under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dondi 4.8 km
Nearest town Dalli Rājhara 16 km
District headquarters Durg 85 km

Villages closest to Gudum

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gudum village had a population of 1,686. That makes it the 11th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 881 residents.

Gudum village has 800 males and 886 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gudum has about 1108 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1049.

The pincode recorded for Gudum is 491228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gudum covers 482.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gudum falls under Dondi tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gudum is Gudum, about under 2 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Gudum.

Gudum is about 85 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gudum is in Dondi tehsil of Durg district. Gudum is about under 2 km away. Dondi is about 4.8 km away. Dalli Rājhara is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Awari (2.0 km), Kusumtola (2.1 km) and Pusawad (2.9 km).

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

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