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About Gumton Village

Gumton is a mid sized village in Indri tehsil, in the district of Karnal, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 983, made up of 518 males and 465 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 126102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gumton Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gumton village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Karnal
Tehsil Indri
Pincode 126102
Area (hectares) 166 hectares
Population 983
Male Population 518
Female Population 465
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gumton compares

By the 2011 count Gumton is the 64th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,369 residents. Its 166 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Gumton

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

Gumton lies about 20 km from Karnal, and the nearest railway station is Nilokheri, about 10 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 Gumton
Tehsil headquarters Indri 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Nilokheri 10 km
Nearest town Tirāwari 12 km
District headquarters Karnal 20 km

Villages closest to Gumton

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gumton village had a population of 983. That makes it the 64th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,369 residents.

Gumton village has 518 males and 465 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gumton has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Gumton is 126102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gumton covers 166 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gumton falls under Indri tehsil of Karnal district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Gumton is Nilokheri, about 10 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 within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gumton.

Gumton is about 20 km from Karnal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gumton is in Indri tehsil of Karnal district. Indri is about 3.9 km away. Nilokheri is about 10 km away. Tirāwari is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahlolpur Viran (under 2 km), Dhamman Heri (under 2 km) and Janesron (under 2 km).

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

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