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About Gumaud Village

Gumaud is a small village in Lohaghat tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 234, made up of 101 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,317 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262527, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gumaud Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gumaud village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Champawat
Tehsil Lohaghat
Pincode 262527
Area (hectares) 148.94 hectares
Population 234
Male Population 101
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,317
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Gumaud compares

By the 2011 count Gumaud is the 111th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 298 residents. Its 148.94 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1057.

Getting to Gumaud

Gumaud is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gumaud 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gumaud from other places

Gumaud lies about 17 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 38 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 Gumaud
Tehsil headquarters Lohaghat 17 km
District headquarters Champawat 17 km
Nearest town Almora 34 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 38 km

Villages closest to Gumaud

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gumaud village had a population of 234. That makes it the 111th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 298 residents.

Gumaud village has 101 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gumaud has about 1317 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1057.

The pincode recorded for Gumaud is 262527. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gumaud covers 148.94 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.

Gumaud falls under Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gumaud is Kathgodam, about 38 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gumaud.

Gumaud is about 17 km from Champawat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gumaud is in Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district. Lohaghat is about 17 km away. Champawat is about 17 km away. Almora is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basairi (2.6 km), Kundi Mara (2.8 km) and Naini Mahar (3.2 km).

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

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