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About Gumpuru Village

Gumpuru is a mid sized village in Murhu tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 738, made up of 346 males and 392 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,133 females per 1000 males. The village covers 351 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gumpuru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gumpuru village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Murhu
Pincode 835216
Area (hectares) 351 hectares
Population 738
Male Population 346
Female Population 392
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,133
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 Gumpuru compares

By the 2011 count Gumpuru is the 38th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 608 residents. Its 351 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Gumpuru

Gumpuru is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gumpuru 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 Gumpuru from other places

Gumpuru lies about 19 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, 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 Gumpuru
Tehsil headquarters Murhu 7.8 km
District headquarters Khunti 19 km
Nearest railway station Karra 30 km

Villages closest to Gumpuru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gumpuru village had a population of 738. That makes it the 38th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 608 residents.

Gumpuru village has 346 males and 392 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gumpuru has about 1133 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Gumpuru is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gumpuru covers 351 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gumpuru falls under Murhu tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gumpuru is Karra, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gumpuru.

Gumpuru is about 19 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gumpuru is in Murhu tehsil of Khunti district. Murhu is about 7.8 km away. Khunti is about 19 km away. Karra is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Srigaon (under 2 km), Bamarda (under 2 km) and Binda (under 2 km).

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

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