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About Gudma Village

Gudma is a mid sized village in Baihar tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 596, made up of 294 males and 302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218.71 hectares hectares.

Gudma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gudma village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Baihar
Area (hectares) 218.71 hectares
Population 596
Male Population 294
Female Population 302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gudma compares

By the 2011 count Gudma is the 145th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 218.71 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Gudma

Gudma is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gudma as Available within village. 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 Gudma from other places

Gudma lies about 59 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Chiraidongri, about 51 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 Gudma
Nearest town Malajkhand 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Baihar 12 km
Nearest railway station Chiraidongri 51 km
District headquarters Balaghat 59 km

Villages closest to Gudma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gudma village had a population of 596. That makes it the 145th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Gudma village has 294 males and 302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gudma has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

Gudma covers 218.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gudma falls under Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gudma is Chiraidongri, about 51 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gudma.

Gudma is about 59 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gudma is in Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district. Malajkhand is about 8.9 km away. Baihar is about 12 km away. Chiraidongri is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahegaon (under 2 km), Bharda (under 2 km) and Santapur (under 2 km).

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

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