About Gumtala Village

Gumtala is a mid sized village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,226, made up of 643 males and 583 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 343 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144039, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gumtala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gumtala village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Tehsil	Phillaur
Pincode	144039
Area (hectares)	343 hectares
Population	1,226
Male Population	643
Female Population	583
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	907
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gumtala compares

By the 2011 count Gumtala is the 89th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 343 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Gumtala

Gumtala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gumtala as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gumtala from other places

Gumtala lies about 29 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Gumtali, 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 Gumtala
Nearest railway station	Gumtali	under 2 km
Nearest town	Jandiāla	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Phillaur	17 km
District headquarters	Jalandhar	29 km

Villages closest to Gumtala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gumtala village had a population of 1,226. That makes it the 89th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Gumtala village has 643 males and 583 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gumtala has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Gumtala is 144039. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gumtala covers 343 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gumtala falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gumtala is Gumtali, about under 2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gumtala.

Gumtala is about 29 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gumtala is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Gumtali is about under 2 km away. Jandiāla is about 10 km away. Phillaur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.