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About Gumura Village

Gumura is a mid sized village in Kendujhar Town tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,602, made up of 821 males and 781 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758002, 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 Kendujhar Town
Pincode 758002
Area (hectares) 183 hectares
Population 1,602
Male Population 821
Female Population 781
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gumura compares

By the 2011 count Gumura is the 7th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 685 residents. Its 183 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 970.

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 <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 Gumura from other places

Gumura lies about 3.6 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Kendujhargarh, about under 2 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
Nearest railway station Kendujhargarh under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kendujhar Town 3.6 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 3.6 km
Nearest town Keonjhargarh 3.6 km

Villages closest to Gumura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kendujhar Town 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 1,602. That makes it the 7th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 685 residents.

Gumura village has 821 males and 781 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gumura has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Gumura is 758002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gumura covers 183 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gumura falls under Kendujhar Town tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Gumura is Kendujhargarh, about under 2 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 <5 km distance for Gumura.

Gumura is about 3.6 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 Kendujhar Town tehsil of Kendujhar district. Kendujhargarh is about under 2 km away. Kendujhar Town is about 3.6 km away. Kendujhar is about 3.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghuturu (under 2 km), Banpar (2.1 km) and Mandua (2.9 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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