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About Gumandih Village

Gumandih is a mid sized village in Tamar I tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 760, made up of 397 males and 363 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 575 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gumandih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gumandih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Tamar I
Pincode 835225
Area (hectares) 575 hectares
Population 760
Male Population 397
Female Population 363
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gumandih compares

By the 2011 count Gumandih is the 59th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 575 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 987.

Getting to Gumandih

Gumandih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gumandih as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gumandih from other places

Gumandih lies about 60 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Rajkharsawan Junction, about 27 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 Gumandih
Tehsil headquarters Tamar I 23 km
Nearest town Būndu 26 km
Nearest railway station Rajkharsawan Junction 27 km
District headquarters Ranchi 60 km

Villages closest to Gumandih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tamar I 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 Gumandih

As per the Census of India 2011, Gumandih village had a population of 760. That makes it the 59th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Gumandih village has 397 males and 363 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gumandih has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Gumandih is 835225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gumandih covers 575 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gumandih falls under Tamar I tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gumandih is Rajkharsawan Junction, about 27 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 10+ km distance for Gumandih.

Gumandih is about 60 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gumandih is in Tamar I tehsil of Ranchi district. Tamar I is about 23 km away. Būndu is about 26 km away. Rajkharsawan Junction is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Japno (2.3 km), Udaidih (3.0 km) and Kutachauli (3.1 km).

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

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