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About Gumga Village

Gumga is a mid sized village in Udaypur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,533, made up of 765 males and 768 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1452.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gumga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gumga village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Udaypur
Pincode 497116
Area (hectares) 1452.09 hectares
Population 1,533
Male Population 765
Female Population 768
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gumga compares

By the 2011 count Gumga is the 12th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 907 residents. Its 1452.09 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 983.

Getting to Gumga

Gumga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gumga 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. The nearest villages by name are Dumardih, Fattepur, Fulchuhi and Ghatbarra. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gumga

As per the Census of India 2011, Gumga village had a population of 1,533. That makes it the 12th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 907 residents.

Gumga village has 765 males and 768 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gumga has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Gumga is 497116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gumga covers 1452.09 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.

Gumga falls under Udaypur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Gumga notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Gumga.

Gumga is in Udaypur tehsil of Surguja district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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