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About Gumkia Village

Gumkia is a mid sized village in Bhagawanpur I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 879, made up of 461 males and 418 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gumkia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gumkia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Bhagawanpur I
Pincode 721601
Area (hectares) 71.85 hectares
Population 879
Male Population 461
Female Population 418
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
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 Gumkia compares

By the 2011 count Gumkia is the 83rd largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents. Its 71.85 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Gumkia

Gumkia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gumkia 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. The nearest villages by name are Gopal Chak, Gopal Dasbar, Gopalpur and Gopi Mohanbar. 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 Gumkia

As per the Census of India 2011, Gumkia village had a population of 879. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents.

Gumkia village has 461 males and 418 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gumkia has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Gumkia is 721601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gumkia covers 71.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gumkia falls under Bhagawanpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gumkia 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 km distance for Gumkia.

Gumkia is in Bhagawanpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur 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 Gumkia today is likely to be higher.

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