Village · Thelkoloi, Sambalpur # Gumakarama Gumakarama is a village in Thelkoloi sub-district of Sambalpur district, Odisha, PIN code 768212. The 2011 Census counted 1,437 people in 357 households, the 10th largest of 14 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.8%. - 1,437 people (2011) - 357 households - 73.8% literacy - 768212 PIN code ## Gumakarama PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Gumakarama is 768212. Gumakarama falls in Thelkoloi sub-district, Sambalpur district, Odisha. - PIN code 768212 - Gram panchayat Ghichamura - Community development block Rengali - Census village code 381682 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gumakarama from nearby towns? - Thelkoloi (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Sambalpur (district HQ) 45 km by road - Jharsuguda (nearest town) 16 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gumakarama? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Gumakarama; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Rengali - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jharsuguda - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Hirakud - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 15 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gumakarama known for? The main crops are paddy. About 51% of the 420 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gumakarama Of every 100 households in Gumakarama in 2011, 35 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gumakarama · ■ Thelkoloi rural average - Electricity for lighting 35% 56% - Toilet within the home 6% 11% - No toilet (open defecation) 94% 88% - Tap water 0% 7% - Drinking water within premises 14% 21% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 6% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 68% - Use banking services 28% 48% - Television 16% 33% - Mobile phone 25% 40% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 11% 16% - Car / jeep / van 1% 2% - None of these assets 11% 14% - Own their home 95% 85% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gumakarama? ■ Gumakarama · ■ Thelkoloi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 73.8% 75.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 945 952 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1012 984 - Working population 51.0% 49.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.8% for men and 65.3% for women. 60% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 82 (11%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (0%) · ■ Household industry 146 (20%) · ■ Other work 180 (25%) · ■ Marginal 322 (44%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Thelkoloi - Derba 2,200 people - Talabira 2,150 people - Tilaimal 1,936 people - Kharhiapali 1,567 people - Dharopali 1,125 people - Dhubenchhaper 1,028 people - Dantamura 425 people - Bansimal 412 people All 14 villages in Thelkoloi ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gumakarama? 768212 - How far is Gumakarama from Sambalpur? 45 km by road - What is the population of Gumakarama? 1,437 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gumakarama in? Sambalpur district (Thelkoloi sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Gumakarama? 73.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/sambalpur/thelkoloi/gumakarama/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.