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About Guma Village

Guma is a mid sized village in Amdanga tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 748, made up of 406 males and 342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 842 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743704, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Guma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Guma village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Amdanga
Pincode 743704
Area (hectares) 132.7 hectares
Population 748
Male Population 406
Female Population 342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 842
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Guma compares

By the 2011 count Guma is the 71st largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,342 residents. Its 132.7 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Guma

Guma is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Guma as Available within 10+ 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 Guma from other places

Guma lies about 19 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Guma, about under 2 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 Guma
Nearest railway station Guma under 2 km
Nearest town Hābra 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Amdanga 9.2 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 19 km

Villages closest to Guma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Guma village had a population of 748. That makes it the 71st largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,342 residents.

Guma village has 406 males and 342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Guma has about 842 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Guma is 743704. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Guma covers 132.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Guma falls under Amdanga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Guma is Guma, about under 2 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 <5 km distance for Guma.

Guma is about 19 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Guma is in Amdanga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Guma is about under 2 km away. Hābra is about 6.6 km away. Amdanga is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tababeria (under 2 km), Tarabaria (under 2 km) and Madhabpur (4.1 km).

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

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