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About Ghum Village

Ghum is a small village in Mhasla tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 229, made up of 90 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,544 females per 1000 males. The village covers 343 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 402105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghum village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Mhasla
Pincode 402105
Area (hectares) 343 hectares
Population 229
Male Population 90
Female Population 139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,544
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghum compares

By the 2011 count Ghum is the 65th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 620 residents. Its 343 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1288.

Getting to Ghum

Ghum is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghum as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Ghum from other places

Ghum lies about 32 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Hemagir, about 3.4 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 Ghum
Nearest railway station Hemagir 3.4 km
Nearest town Belpahar 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Mhasla 32 km
District headquarters Raigarh 32 km

Villages closest to Ghum

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mhasla 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 Ghum

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghum village had a population of 229. That makes it the 65th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 620 residents.

Ghum village has 90 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghum has about 1544 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1288.

The pincode recorded for Ghum is 402105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghum covers 343 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghum falls under Mhasla tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ghum is Hemagir, about 3.4 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ghum.

Ghum is about 32 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghum is in Mhasla tehsil of Raigarh district. Hemagir is about 3.4 km away. Belpahar is about 15 km away. Mhasla is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deoghar (3.2 km), Rohinikond (6.9 km) and Revali (16 km).

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

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