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About Gaurjhumar Village

Gaurjhumar is a mid sized village in Sahaspur Lohara tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 933, made up of 486 males and 447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 375.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaurjhumar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaurjhumar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Sahaspur Lohara
Pincode 491995
Area (hectares) 375.64 hectares
Population 933
Male Population 486
Female Population 447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaurjhumar compares

By the 2011 count Gaurjhumar is the 57th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 782 residents. Its 375.64 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Gaurjhumar

Gaurjhumar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gaurjhumar as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Gaurjhumar from other places

Gaurjhumar lies about 34 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Tilda-Neora, about 56 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 Gaurjhumar
Tehsil headquarters Sahaspur Lohara 20 km
Nearest town Bemetāra 24 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 34 km
Nearest railway station Tilda-Neora 56 km

Villages closest to Gaurjhumar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sahaspur Lohara 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 Gaurjhumar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaurjhumar village had a population of 933. That makes it the 57th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 782 residents.

Gaurjhumar village has 486 males and 447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaurjhumar has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Gaurjhumar is 491995. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaurjhumar covers 375.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gaurjhumar falls under Sahaspur Lohara tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gaurjhumar is Tilda-Neora, about 56 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 <5 km distance for Gaurjhumar.

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

Gaurjhumar is in Sahaspur Lohara tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Sahaspur Lohara is about 20 km away. Bemetāra is about 24 km away. Kabeerdham 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 Gaurmati (2.4 km), Kotgaon (3.3 km) and Kosmanda (3.8 km).

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

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