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About Gumawan Village

Gumawan is a large village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,482, made up of 1,260 males and 1,222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 388.22 hectares hectares.

Gumawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gumawan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Rae Bareli
Tehsil Maharajganj
Area (hectares) 388.22 hectares
Population 2,482
Male Population 1,260
Female Population 1,222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gumawan compares

By the 2011 count Gumawan is the 59th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 388.22 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Gumawan

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

Gumawan lies about 35 km from Rae Bareli, and the nearest railway station is Haidergarh, about 11 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 Gumawan
Nearest railway station Haidergarh 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Maharajganj 18 km
Nearest town Zaidpur 32 km
District headquarters Rae Bareli 35 km

Villages closest to Gumawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gumawan village had a population of 2,482. That makes it the 59th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Gumawan village has 1,260 males and 1,222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gumawan has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Gumawan covers 388.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gumawan falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Rae Bareli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gumawan is Haidergarh, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance for Gumawan.

Gumawan is about 35 km from Rae Bareli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gumawan is in Maharajganj tehsil of Rae Bareli district. Haidergarh is about 11 km away. Maharajganj is about 18 km away. Zaidpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aimapur (2.0 km), Kasna (2.9 km) and Masapur (3.6 km).

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

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