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About Gummanur Village

Gummanur is a large village in Palakkodu tehsil, in the district of Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,752, made up of 1,420 males and 1,332 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1030.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gummanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gummanur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Dharmapuri
Tehsil Palakkodu
Pincode 635116
Area (hectares) 1030.2 hectares
Population 2,752
Male Population 1,420
Female Population 1,332
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gummanur compares

By the 2011 count Gummanur is the 51st largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents. Its 1030.2 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Gummanur

Gummanur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gummanur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gummanur from other places

Gummanur lies about 36 km from Dharmapuri, and the nearest railway station is Marandahalli, about 4.1 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 Gummanur
Nearest railway station Marandahalli 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Palakkodu 14 km
Nearest town Pālakkodu 14 km
District headquarters Dharmapuri 36 km

Villages closest to Gummanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gummanur village had a population of 2,752. That makes it the 51st largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents.

Gummanur village has 1,420 males and 1,332 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gummanur has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Gummanur is 635116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gummanur covers 1030.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gummanur falls under Palakkodu tehsil of Dharmapuri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Gummanur is Marandahalli, about 4.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gummanur.

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

Gummanur is in Palakkodu tehsil of Dharmapuri district. Marandahalli is about 4.1 km away. Palakkodu is about 14 km away. Pālakkodu is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikkadornabettam (under 2 km), Jittandahalli (2.6 km) and Giddanahalli (2.8 km).

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

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