About Gumapahari Village

Gumapahari is a mid sized village in Gopikandar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 540, made up of 266 males and 274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gumapahari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gumapahari village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Gopikandar
Pincode	814145
Area (hectares)	212 hectares
Population	540
Male Population	266
Female Population	274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,030
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gumapahari compares

By the 2011 count Gumapahari is the 20th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 327 residents. Its 212 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Gumapahari

Gumapahari is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gumapahari as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Gumapahari from other places

Gumapahari lies about 42 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 30 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 Gumapahari
Tehsil headquarters	Gopikandar	12 km
Nearest railway station	Harinsing	30 km
Nearest town	Pakur	31 km
District headquarters	Dumka	42 km

Villages closest to Gumapahari

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

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Common questions about Gumapahari

As per the Census of India 2011, Gumapahari village had a population of 540. That makes it the 20th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 327 residents.

Gumapahari village has 266 males and 274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gumapahari has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Gumapahari is 814145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gumapahari covers 212 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gumapahari falls under Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gumapahari is Harinsing, about 30 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gumapahari.

Gumapahari is about 42 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gumapahari is in Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district. Gopikandar is about 12 km away. Harinsing is about 30 km away. Pakur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.