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About Gumura Village

Gumura is a mid sized village in Jhumpura tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 957, made up of 458 males and 499 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,090 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758047, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gumura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gumura village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Jhumpura
Pincode 758047
Area (hectares) 279 hectares
Population 957
Male Population 458
Female Population 499
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,090
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gumura compares

By the 2011 count Gumura is the 16th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 771 residents. Its 279 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Gumura

Gumura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gumura as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Gumura from other places

Gumura lies about 36 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Jaroli, 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 Gumura
Tehsil headquarters Jhumpura 14 km
Nearest railway station Jaroli 16 km
Nearest town Joda 17 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 36 km

Villages closest to Gumura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gumura village had a population of 957. That makes it the 16th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 771 residents.

Gumura village has 458 males and 499 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gumura has about 1090 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Gumura is 758047. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gumura covers 279 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gumura falls under Jhumpura tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Gumura is Jaroli, about 16 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gumura.

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

Gumura is in Jhumpura tehsil of Kendujhar district. Jhumpura is about 14 km away. Jaroli is about 16 km away. Joda 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 Trilochanpur (3.4 km), Dudhakundi (4.1 km) and Siriabahal (4.3 km).

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

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