# Gumatara Village, Bichhua, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/bichhua/gumatara/ Village · Bichhua, Chhindwara # Gumatara Gumatara is a village in Bichhua sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,765 people in 434 households**, the 4th largest of 142 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%. - 1,765people (2011) - 434households - 61.2%literacy - 992females per 1,000 males ## Gumatara PIN code and other codes Gumatara falls in Bichhua sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBichhua - Census village code495403 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gumatara from nearby towns? - Bichhua (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Chhindwara (district HQ)65 km by road - Chhindwara (nearest town)65 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Gumatara? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Gumatara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bichhua - ○Degree college10+ km · Bichhua - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gumatara known for? The main crops are **sugarcane and sagarcane**. Products made here include gurh. About 51% of the 570 hectares of village land is sown, and 158 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Gumatara Of every 100 households in Gumatara in 2011, 89 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Gumatara · ■ Bichhua rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **78% Toilet within the home ****24%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **88% Tap water ****1%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **95% Use banking services ****35%** **47% Television ****20%** **21% Mobile phone ****28%** **21% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****15%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****56%** **46% Own their home ****94%** **93% 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 is the population of Gumatara? ■ Gumatara · ■ Bichhua rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.2%** **70.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992** **972 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **967 Working population ****40.5%** **49.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.7% for men and 53.7% for women. 56% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 248 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 306 (43%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 87 (12%) · **■** Marginal 68 (10%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Bichhua - Bichhua6,678 people - Khamarpani2,325 people - Khamara1,970 people - Ulhawadi1,466 people - Goni1,461 people - Pipariya Kalan1,359 people - Dudhgaon1,279 people [All 147 villages in Bichhua](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/bichhua/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gumatara from Chhindwara?65 km by road - What is the population of Gumatara?1,765 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gumatara in?Chhindwara district (Bichhua sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Gumatara?61.2% (Census 2011)