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About Gamu Village

Gamu is a large village in Bari Ramachandrapur tehsil, in the district of Jajapur, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,423, made up of 1,745 males and 1,678 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 635 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 754214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gamu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gamu village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Jajapur
Tehsil Bari Ramachandrapur
Pincode 754214
Area (hectares) 635 hectares
Population 3,423
Male Population 1,745
Female Population 1,678
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gamu compares

By the 2011 count Gamu is the 5th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 635 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Gamu

Gamu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gamu as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chandan Pur, Deulpada, Dharapur and Dihapal. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gamu

As per the Census of India 2011, Gamu village had a population of 3,423. That makes it the 5th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Gamu village has 1,745 males and 1,678 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gamu has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Gamu is 754214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gamu covers 635 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gamu falls under Bari Ramachandrapur tehsil of Jajapur district in Odisha.

The census record for Gamu notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gamu.

Gamu is in Bari Ramachandrapur tehsil of Jajapur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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