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About Gutua Village

Gutua is a mid sized village in Ghaghra tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 588, made up of 303 males and 285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 330 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gutua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gutua village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Ghaghra
Pincode 835208
Area (hectares) 330 hectares
Population 588
Male Population 303
Female Population 285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gutua compares

By the 2011 count Gutua is the 76th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 330 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 Gutua

Gutua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gutua as Available within 5 - 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 Gutua from other places

Gutua lies about 27 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, 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 Gutua
Tehsil headquarters Ghaghra 5.3 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 19 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 21 km
District headquarters Gumla 27 km

Villages closest to Gutua

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 Gutua

As per the Census of India 2011, Gutua village had a population of 588. That makes it the 76th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Gutua village has 303 males and 285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gutua has about 941 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 Gutua is 835208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gutua covers 330 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gutua falls under Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

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

Gutua is about 27 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gutua is in Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district. Ghaghra is about 5.3 km away. Lohārdagā is about 19 km away. Lohardaga is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gutuajokari (under 2 km), Chanchi (1.7 km) and Khatanga (1.7 km).

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

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