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About Gumal Gaon Village

Gumal Gaon is a small village in Narendranagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 207, made up of 90 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,300 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gumal Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gumal Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Narendranagar
Pincode 249146
Area (hectares) 42.17 hectares
Population 207
Male Population 90
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,300
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gumal Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Gumal Gaon is the 123rd largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 289 residents. Its 42.17 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1109.

Getting to Gumal Gaon

Gumal Gaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gumal Gaon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Gumal Gaon from other places

Gumal Gaon lies about 17 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 24 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 Gumal Gaon
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 17 km
Nearest town Tehri 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Narendranagar 21 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 24 km

Villages closest to Gumal Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Narendranagar 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 Gumal Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Gumal Gaon village had a population of 207. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 289 residents.

Gumal Gaon village has 90 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gumal Gaon has about 1300 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1109.

The pincode recorded for Gumal Gaon is 249146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gumal Gaon covers 42.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gumal Gaon falls under Narendranagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gumal Gaon is Rishikesh, about 24 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gumal Gaon.

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

Gumal Gaon is in Narendranagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri Garhwal is about 17 km away. Tehri is about 17 km away. Narendranagar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kirada (under 2 km), Ghar Gaon (under 2 km) and Payal Gaon (under 2 km).

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

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