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About Gumgaon Village

Gumgaon is a small village in Narkhed tehsil, in the district of Nagpur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 365, made up of 193 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gumgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gumgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nagpur
Tehsil Narkhed
Pincode 441305
Area (hectares) 243 hectares
Population 365
Male Population 193
Female Population 172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gumgaon compares

By the 2011 count Gumgaon is the 83rd largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 910 residents. Its 243 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Gumgaon

The census records public bus service for Gumgaon 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gumgaon from other places

Gumgaon lies about 17 km from Nagpur, and the nearest railway station is Gumgaon, about 4.1 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 Gumgaon
Nearest railway station Gumgaon 4.1 km
Nearest town Wānādongri 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Narkhed 17 km
District headquarters Nagpur 17 km

Villages closest to Gumgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gumgaon village had a population of 365. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 910 residents.

Gumgaon village has 193 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gumgaon has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Gumgaon is 441305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gumgaon covers 243 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gumgaon falls under Narkhed tehsil of Nagpur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gumgaon is Gumgaon, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Gumgaon.

Gumgaon is about 17 km from Nagpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gumgaon is in Narkhed tehsil of Nagpur district. Gumgaon is about 4.1 km away. Wānādongri is about 9.0 km away. Narkhed is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamgaon Bk (6.2 km), Jamgaon Kh (6.2 km) and Ramgaon (6.2 km).

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

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