About Gumad Laga Gerud Village

Gumad Laga Gerud is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 486, made up of 208 males and 278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,337 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246481, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gumad Laga Gerud Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gumad Laga Gerud village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Tharali
Pincode	246481
Area (hectares)	33.77 hectares
Population	486
Male Population	208
Female Population	278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,337
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gumad Laga Gerud compares

By the 2011 count Gumad Laga Gerud is the 40th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 33.77 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Gumad Laga Gerud

Gumad Laga Gerud is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gumad Laga Gerud as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Gumad Laga Gerud from other places

Gumad Laga Gerud lies about 60 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 79 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 Gumad Laga Gerud
Tehsil headquarters	Tharali	20 km
Nearest town	Almora	41 km
District headquarters	Chamoli	60 km
Nearest railway station	Kathgodam	79 km

Villages closest to Gumad Laga Gerud

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tharali 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 Gumad Laga Gerud

As per the Census of India 2011, Gumad Laga Gerud village had a population of 486. That makes it the 40th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Gumad Laga Gerud village has 208 males and 278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gumad Laga Gerud has about 1337 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Gumad Laga Gerud is 246481. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gumad Laga Gerud covers 33.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gumad Laga Gerud falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gumad Laga Gerud is Kathgodam, about 79 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gumad Laga Gerud.

Gumad Laga Gerud is about 60 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gumad Laga Gerud is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 20 km away. Almora is about 41 km away. Chamoli is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.