About Gumra Village

Gumra is a small village in Saluni tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 390, made up of 181 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,155 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gumra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gumra village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Saluni
Pincode	176320
Area (hectares)	254.21 hectares
Population	390
Male Population	181
Female Population	209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,155
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gumra compares

By the 2011 count Gumra is the 45th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 254.21 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 979.

Getting to Gumra

Gumra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gumra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gumra from other places

Gumra lies about 24 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 53 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 Gumra
Tehsil headquarters	Saluni	24 km
District headquarters	Chamba	24 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	53 km

Villages closest to Gumra

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

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Common questions about Gumra

As per the Census of India 2011, Gumra village had a population of 390. That makes it the 45th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Gumra village has 181 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gumra has about 1155 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Gumra is 176320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gumra covers 254.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gumra falls under Saluni tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gumra is Nurpur Road, about 53 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gumra.

Gumra is about 24 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gumra is in Saluni tehsil of Chamba district. Saluni is about 24 km away. Chamba is about 24 km away. Nurpur Road is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.