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About Gumti Village

Gumti is a mid sized village in Nahan tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 536, made up of 290 males and 246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gumti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gumti village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Nahan
Pincode 173001
Area (hectares) 110 hectares
Population 536
Male Population 290
Female Population 246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 848
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gumti compares

By the 2011 count Gumti is the 28th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 404 residents. Its 110 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Gumti

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

Gumti lies about 29 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Ghagghar, about 31 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 Gumti
Nearest town Naraingarh 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Nahan 12 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 29 km
Nearest railway station Ghagghar 31 km

Villages closest to Gumti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gumti village had a population of 536. That makes it the 28th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 404 residents.

Gumti village has 290 males and 246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gumti has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Gumti is 173001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gumti covers 110 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gumti falls under Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gumti is Ghagghar, about 31 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 Gumti.

Gumti is about 29 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gumti is in Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district. Naraingarh is about 11 km away. Nahan is about 12 km away. Sirmaur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palion 131 (2.0 km), Arandwala (2.3 km) and Bhogpur Sibalwala (2.3 km).

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

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