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About Ghamarwin Village

Ghamarwin is a small village in Dhatwal tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 284, made up of 135 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,104 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghamarwin Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghamarwin village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Dhatwal
Pincode 176040
Area (hectares) 67.5 hectares
Population 284
Male Population 135
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,104
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghamarwin compares

By the 2011 count Ghamarwin is the 43rd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 299 residents. Its 67.5 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1186.

Getting to Ghamarwin

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

Ghamarwin lies about 32 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, about 29 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 Ghamarwin
Tehsil headquarters Dhatwal 17 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 21 km
Nearest railway station Olinda 29 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 32 km

Villages closest to Ghamarwin

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghamarwin village had a population of 284. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 299 residents.

Ghamarwin village has 135 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghamarwin has about 1104 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1186.

The pincode recorded for Ghamarwin is 176040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghamarwin covers 67.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghamarwin falls under Dhatwal tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghamarwin is Olinda, about 29 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 km distance for Ghamarwin.

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

Ghamarwin is in Dhatwal tehsil of Hamirpur district. Dhatwal is about 17 km away. Sundarnagar is about 21 km away. Olinda is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chalali (4.6 km), D P F Balh Matriana (5.5 km) and Bhater (7.4 km).

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

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