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About Guma Village

Guma is a mid sized village in Palari tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,693, made up of 842 males and 851 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 786.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493196, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Guma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Guma village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Palari
Pincode 493196
Area (hectares) 786.26 hectares
Population 1,693
Male Population 842
Female Population 851
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Guma compares

By the 2011 count Guma is the 35th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents. Its 786.26 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Guma

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

Guma lies about 58 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 21 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 Guma
Tehsil headquarters Palari 11 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 14 km
Nearest railway station Bhatapara 21 km
District headquarters Raipur 58 km

Villages closest to Guma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Guma village had a population of 1,693. That makes it the 35th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents.

Guma village has 842 males and 851 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Guma has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Guma is 493196. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Guma covers 786.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Guma falls under Palari tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Guma is Bhatapara, about 21 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 Guma.

Guma is about 58 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Guma is in Palari tehsil of Raipur district. Palari is about 11 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 14 km away. Bhatapara is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarseni (under 2 km), Saiha (2.2 km) and Chuchrungpur (2.4 km).

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

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