# Gua, Pashchimi Singhbhum (Jharkhand) – Town Population

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Town · Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand 

# Gua

Gua is a town in Noamundi sub-district of Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand (census town). The 2011 Census counted **12,554 people** in 2,607 households. Literacy was 78.1%.

- 12,554people (2011)
- 2,607households
- 78.1%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Population of Gua

■ Gua · ■ Pashchimi Singhbhum urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%**

**82.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****990**

**963

Working population ****30.1%**

**31.4%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Gua

Of every 100 households in Gua in 2011, 72 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Gua · ■ Pashchimi Singhbhum urban average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**38%

Tap water ****89%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**44%

Use banking services ****78%**

**69%

Television ****55%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**34%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****26%**

**17%

Own their home ****45%**

**52%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What people in Gua work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 3,283 (87%) · **■** Household industry 55 (1%) · **■** Farming 18 (0%) · **■** Marginal 424 (11%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How has the population of Gua changed?

From 4,726 in 1951 to 12,554 in 2011.

**1951

**1961

**1971

**1981

**1991

**2001

**2011

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Gua in numbers and road distances

- Density3,131 per km²
- Annual rainfall1,086 mm
- Temperature range8 °C to 40 °C

### Road distances

- Ranchi (state capital)235 km by road
- Chaibasa (district HQ)85 km by road
- Jamshedpur (city of 1 lakh+)150 km by road
- Jamshedpur (city of 5 lakh+)150 km by road
- GUA (railway station)1 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Services and economy in Gua

### Civic services

- Pucca roads30 km
- DrainageOpen drains
- Flush toilets1,153
- Water storage24,850 kl
- Electricity — homes1,849
- Electricity — industry70

### Hospitals

- ●Allopathic hospitals2 · 50 beds · 10 doctors
- ●Alternative-medicine hospitals2
- ●Dispensaries1
- ●Veterinary hospitals1 · 1 doctors

### Schools and colleges

- ●Primary schools5 govt · 2 private
- ●Senior secondary schools1 private

### Banks

- Nationalised banks1

**Main manufactured goods:** iron ore and timber.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Hospitals, banks, ATMs and more in Gua

- Banks1 in Gua
- Petrol pumps1 in Gua

Source: [Overture Maps Foundation places, release 2026-10-21.0 (CDLA-Permissive-2.0, Apache-2.0 or CC0 by source)](https://docs.overturemaps.org/attribution/).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gua?12,554 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gua in?Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand
- What was the population of Gua in 1951?4,726