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About Gumgaon Village

Gumgaon is a mid sized village in Arvi tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 710, made up of 383 males and 327 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189.89 hectares hectares.

Gumgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gumgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Arvi
Area (hectares) 189.89 hectares
Population 710
Male Population 383
Female Population 327
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 854
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gumgaon compares

By the 2011 count Gumgaon is the 41st largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 189.89 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Gumgaon

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

Gumgaon lies about 36 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Pargothan, about 8.3 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 Pargothan 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Arvi 13 km
Nearest town Ārvi 13 km
District headquarters Wardha 36 km

Villages closest to Gumgaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arvi 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 710. That makes it the 41st largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Gumgaon village has 383 males and 327 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gumgaon has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

Gumgaon covers 189.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gumgaon falls under Arvi tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gumgaon is Pargothan, about 8.3 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 Gumgaon.

Gumgaon is about 36 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gumgaon is in Arvi tehsil of Wardha district. Pargothan is about 8.3 km away. Arvi is about 13 km away. Ārvi is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambazari (3.1 km), Theka Ambazari (3.1 km) and Gavhankhedi (4.7 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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