About Ghumunda Village

Ghumunda is a mid sized village in Dharuadihi tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 558, made up of 297 males and 261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghumunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghumunda village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Sundargarh
Tehsil	Dharuadihi
Pincode	770022
Area (hectares)	263 hectares
Population	558
Male Population	297
Female Population	261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	879
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghumunda compares

By the 2011 count Ghumunda is the 15th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 733 residents. Its 263 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 990.

Getting to Ghumunda

Ghumunda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghumunda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghumunda from other places

Ghumunda lies about 49 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Tangarmunda, about 19 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 Ghumunda
Nearest railway station	Tangarmunda	19 km
Nearest town	Rajgangpur	27 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dharuadihi	28 km
District headquarters	Sundargarh	49 km

Villages closest to Ghumunda

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

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Common questions about Ghumunda

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghumunda village had a population of 558. That makes it the 15th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 733 residents.

Ghumunda village has 297 males and 261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghumunda has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Ghumunda is 770022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghumunda covers 263 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghumunda falls under Dharuadihi tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Ghumunda is Tangarmunda, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Ghumunda is about 49 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghumunda is in Dharuadihi tehsil of Sundargarh district. Tangarmunda is about 19 km away. Rajgangpur is about 27 km away. Dharuadihi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.