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About Ghuma Village

Ghuma is a small village in Orchha tehsil, in the district of Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 78, made up of 40 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 494115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghuma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghuma village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Narayanpur
Tehsil Orchha
Pincode 494115
Population 78
Male Population 40
Female Population 38
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghuma compares

By the 2011 count Ghuma is the 125th largest of the 194 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Ghuma

Ghuma is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghuma as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghuma from other places

Ghuma lies about 16 km from Narayanpur, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 51 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Ghuma
District headquarters Narayanpur 16 km
Nearest town Nārāinpur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Orchha 31 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 51 km

Villages closest to Ghuma

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Orchha tehsil.

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 Ghuma

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghuma village had a population of 78. That makes it the 125th largest of the 194 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Ghuma village has 40 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghuma has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Ghuma is 494115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghuma falls under Orchha tehsil of Narayanpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ghuma is Antagarh, about 51 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ghuma.

Ghuma is about 16 km from Narayanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghuma is in Orchha tehsil of Narayanpur district. Narayanpur is about 16 km away. Nārāinpur is about 16 km away. Orchha is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hatlanar (2.0 km), Irpanar (2.1 km) and Nirameta (2.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ghuma today is likely to be higher.

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