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About Gumkihata Village

Gumkihata is a small village in Raipur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 327, made up of 162 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gumkihata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gumkihata village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Raipur
Pincode 722140
Area (hectares) 62.51 hectares
Population 327
Male Population 162
Female Population 165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gumkihata compares

By the 2011 count Gumkihata is the 149th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 841 residents. Its 62.51 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Gumkihata

Gumkihata is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gumkihata as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ghatusol, Gobarda, Gochda and Golor. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gumkihata

As per the Census of India 2011, Gumkihata village had a population of 327. That makes it the 149th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 841 residents.

Gumkihata village has 162 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gumkihata has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Gumkihata is 722140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gumkihata covers 62.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gumkihata falls under Raipur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gumkihata notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Gumkihata.

Gumkihata is in Raipur tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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