About Gurma Village

Gurma is a mid sized village in Golmuri Cum Jugsalai tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 874, made up of 441 males and 433 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 460 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurma village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Golmuri Cum Jugsalai
Pincode	831012
Area (hectares)	460 hectares
Population	874
Male Population	441
Female Population	433
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gurma compares

By the 2011 count Gurma is the 37th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,236 residents. Its 460 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 998.

Getting to Gurma

Gurma is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gurma as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gadhra, Ghorabandha, Gobindpur and Golkata. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gurma

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurma village had a population of 874. That makes it the 37th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,236 residents.

Gurma village has 441 males and 433 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurma has about 982 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 998.

The pincode recorded for Gurma is 831012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurma covers 460 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gurma falls under Golmuri Cum Jugsalai tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Gurma notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gurma.

Gurma is in Golmuri Cum Jugsalai tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.