About Gumgi Village

Gumgi is a large village in Tisri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,617, made up of 1,840 males and 1,777 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 913 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815317, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gumgi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gumgi village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Tisri
Pincode	815317
Area (hectares)	913 hectares
Population	3,617
Male Population	1,840
Female Population	1,777
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gumgi compares

By the 2011 count Gumgi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 527 residents. Its 913 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Gumgi

Gumgi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gumgi as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Gumgi from other places

Gumgi lies about 57 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 21 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 Gumgi
Tehsil headquarters	Tisri	8.1 km
Nearest railway station	Dhanwar	21 km
Nearest town	Jamūī	42 km
District headquarters	Giridih	57 km

Villages closest to Gumgi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gumgi village had a population of 3,617. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 527 residents.

Gumgi village has 1,840 males and 1,777 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gumgi has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Gumgi is 815317. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gumgi covers 913 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gumgi falls under Tisri tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gumgi is Dhanwar, about 21 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 5 - 10 km distance for Gumgi.

Gumgi is about 57 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gumgi is in Tisri tehsil of Giridih district. Tisri is about 8.1 km away. Dhanwar is about 21 km away. Jamūī is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.