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About Gurmuti Village

Gurmuti is a mid sized village in Wadrafnagar tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 937, made up of 475 males and 462 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 524.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurmuti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurmuti village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Wadrafnagar
Pincode 497225
Area (hectares) 524.16 hectares
Population 937
Male Population 475
Female Population 462
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gurmuti compares

By the 2011 count Gurmuti is the 70th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,295 residents. Its 524.16 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Gurmuti

Gurmuti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gurmuti as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Gurmuti from other places

Gurmuti lies about 77 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Jharokhas, about 43 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 Gurmuti
Tehsil headquarters Wadrafnagar 14 km
Nearest railway station Jharokhas 43 km
Nearest town Renukūt 46 km
District headquarters Surguja 77 km

Villages closest to Gurmuti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurmuti village had a population of 937. That makes it the 70th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,295 residents.

Gurmuti village has 475 males and 462 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurmuti has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Gurmuti is 497225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurmuti covers 524.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gurmuti falls under Wadrafnagar tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gurmuti is Jharokhas, about 43 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 - 10 km distance for Gurmuti.

Gurmuti is about 77 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurmuti is in Wadrafnagar tehsil of Surguja district. Wadrafnagar is about 14 km away. Jharokhas is about 43 km away. Renukūt is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahewa (2.2 km), Lodhi (2.3 km) and Koti (3.1 km).

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

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