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About Gudum Village

Gudum is a mid sized village in Durgkondal tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 547, made up of 272 males and 275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 632.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494635, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gudum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gudum village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Durgkondal
Pincode 494635
Area (hectares) 632.16 hectares
Population 547
Male Population 272
Female Population 275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gudum compares

By the 2011 count Gudum is the 43rd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 431 residents. Its 632.16 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

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 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 Gudum from other places

Gudum lies about 25 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, 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
Nearest town Dalli Rājhara 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Durgkondal 25 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 25 km

Villages closest to Gudum

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Durgkondal 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 547. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 431 residents.

Gudum village has 272 males and 275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gudum has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Gudum is 494635. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gudum covers 632.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gudum falls under Durgkondal tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker 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 5 - 10 km distance for Gudum.

Gudum is about 25 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gudum is in Durgkondal tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Gudum is about under 2 km away. Dalli Rājhara is about 16 km away. Durgkondal is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pedawari (2.1 km), Chhindgaon (3.0 km) and Parrekodo (5.3 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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