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About Gumiya Village

Gumiya is a mid sized village in Kukshi tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 893, made up of 449 males and 444 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 372.43 hectares hectares.

Gumiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gumiya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Kukshi
Area (hectares) 372.43 hectares
Population 893
Male Population 449
Female Population 444
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Gumiya compares

By the 2011 count Gumiya is the 131st largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents. Its 372.43 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Gumiya

The census records public bus service for Gumiya 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gumiya from other places

Gumiya lies about 61 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Dekakund, about 16 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 Gumiya
Nearest railway station Dekakund 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Kukshi 18 km
District headquarters Dhar 61 km

Villages closest to Gumiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gumiya village had a population of 893. That makes it the 131st largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents.

Gumiya village has 449 males and 444 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gumiya has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 999.

Gumiya covers 372.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gumiya falls under Kukshi tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gumiya is Dekakund, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gumiya.

Gumiya is about 61 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gumiya is in Kukshi tehsil of Dhar district. Dekakund is about 16 km away. Kukshi is about 18 km away. Dhar is about 61 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhaba (2.4 km), Bankibag (3.7 km) and Jamlabag (3.7 km).

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

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