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About Gumra Village

Gumra is a small village in Santuri tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 447, made up of 232 males and 215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gumra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gumra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Santuri
Pincode 723151
Area (hectares) 131.32 hectares
Population 447
Male Population 232
Female Population 215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gumra compares

By the 2011 count Gumra is the 62nd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 789 residents. Its 131.32 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Gumra

Gumra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gumra 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ghoramurga, Ghutgarya, Goalberya and Gorsika. 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 Gumra

As per the Census of India 2011, Gumra village had a population of 447. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 789 residents.

Gumra village has 232 males and 215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gumra has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Gumra is 723151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gumra covers 131.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gumra falls under Santuri tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gumra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Gumra.

Gumra is in Santuri tehsil of Puruliya 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 Gumra today is likely to be higher.

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