About Gumjal Village

Gumjal is a large village in Abohar tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,360, made up of 1,263 males and 1,097 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1522 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gumjal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gumjal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Firozpur
Tehsil	Abohar
Pincode	152132
Area (hectares)	1522 hectares
Population	2,360
Male Population	1,263
Female Population	1,097
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	869
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gumjal compares

By the 2011 count Gumjal is the 69th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,921 residents. Its 1522 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Gumjal

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

Gumjal lies about 123 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Khatlabana, about 6.0 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 Gumjal
Nearest railway station	Khatlabana	6.0 km
Nearest town	Sri Ganganagar	9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Abohar	32 km
District headquarters	Firozpur	123 km

Villages closest to Gumjal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gumjal village had a population of 2,360. That makes it the 69th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,921 residents.

Gumjal village has 1,263 males and 1,097 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gumjal has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Gumjal is 152132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gumjal covers 1522 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gumjal falls under Abohar tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gumjal is Khatlabana, about 6.0 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 village for Gumjal.

Gumjal is about 123 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gumjal is in Abohar tehsil of Firozpur district. Khatlabana is about 6.0 km away. Sri Ganganagar is about 9.4 km away. Abohar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.