About Gumrahr Village

Gumrahr is a small village in Sihunta tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 295, made up of 139 males and 156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,122 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gumrahr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gumrahr village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Sihunta
Pincode	176302
Area (hectares)	229.54 hectares
Population	295
Male Population	139
Female Population	156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,122
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gumrahr compares

By the 2011 count Gumrahr is the 50th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 498 residents. Its 229.54 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 1021.

Getting to Gumrahr

Gumrahr is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gumrahr as Available within 5 - 10 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 Gumrahr from other places

Gumrahr lies about 21 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 22 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 Gumrahr
Tehsil headquarters	Sihunta	7.6 km
District headquarters	Chamba	21 km
Nearest railway station	Talara	22 km

Villages closest to Gumrahr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gumrahr village had a population of 295. That makes it the 50th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 498 residents.

Gumrahr village has 139 males and 156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gumrahr has about 1122 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Gumrahr is 176302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gumrahr covers 229.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gumrahr falls under Sihunta tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gumrahr is Talara, about 22 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gumrahr.

Gumrahr is about 21 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gumrahr is in Sihunta tehsil of Chamba district. Sihunta is about 7.6 km away. Chamba is about 21 km away. Talara is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.