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About Gomat Village

Gomat is a small village in Ghaghra tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 365, made up of 190 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gomat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gomat village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Ghaghra
Pincode 835208
Area (hectares) 243 hectares
Population 365
Male Population 190
Female Population 175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gomat compares

By the 2011 count Gomat is the 101st largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 243 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Gomat

Gomat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gomat as Available within 10+ 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 Gomat from other places

Gomat lies about 17 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, 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 Gomat
Tehsil headquarters Ghaghra 9.6 km
District headquarters Gumla 17 km
Nearest town Gumlā 17 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 31 km

Villages closest to Gomat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gomat village had a population of 365. That makes it the 101st largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Gomat village has 190 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gomat has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Gomat is 835208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gomat covers 243 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gomat falls under Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gomat is Lohardaga, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gomat.

Gomat is about 17 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gomat is in Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district. Ghaghra is about 9.6 km away. Gumla is about 17 km away. Gumlā is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Taragutu (under 2 km), Goya (under 2 km) and Khambha (2.1 km).

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

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