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About Guram Village

Guram is a mid sized village in Basia tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 578, made up of 296 males and 282 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 545 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Guram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Guram village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Basia
Pincode 835229
Area (hectares) 545 hectares
Population 578
Male Population 296
Female Population 282
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Guram compares

By the 2011 count Guram is the 57th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 925 residents. Its 545 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Guram

Guram is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Guram as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Guram from other places

Guram lies about 35 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Kurkura, about 13 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 Guram
Tehsil headquarters Basia 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Kurkura 13 km
District headquarters Gumla 35 km
Nearest town Gumlā 35 km

Villages closest to Guram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Guram village had a population of 578. That makes it the 57th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 925 residents.

Guram village has 296 males and 282 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Guram has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Guram is 835229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Guram covers 545 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Guram falls under Basia tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Guram is Kurkura, about 13 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Guram.

Guram is about 35 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Guram is in Basia tehsil of Gumla district. Basia is about 3.2 km away. Kurkura is about 13 km away. Gumla is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Konbir (1.6 km), Bhagidera (2.3 km) and Saraidih (2.5 km).

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

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