About Gumut Village

Gumut is a mid sized village in Vishnupur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,723, made up of 872 males and 851 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 359.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gumut Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gumut village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Tehsil	Vishnupur
Pincode	722122
Area (hectares)	359.46 hectares
Population	1,723
Male Population	872
Female Population	851
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gumut compares

By the 2011 count Gumut is the 24th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,066 residents. Its 359.46 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Gumut

Gumut is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gumut as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gumut from other places

Gumut lies about 34 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Birshamunda Halt, about 9.1 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 Gumut
Tehsil headquarters	Vishnupur	8.7 km
Nearest town	Bishnupur	8.7 km
Nearest railway station	Birshamunda Halt	9.1 km
District headquarters	Bankura	34 km

Villages closest to Gumut

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gumut village had a population of 1,723. That makes it the 24th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,066 residents.

Gumut village has 872 males and 851 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gumut has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Gumut is 722122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gumut covers 359.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gumut falls under Vishnupur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gumut is Birshamunda Halt, about 9.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gumut.

Gumut is about 34 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gumut is in Vishnupur tehsil of Bankura district. Vishnupur is about 8.7 km away. Bishnupur is about 8.7 km away. Birshamunda Halt is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.