About Ghumarra Village

Ghumarra is a small village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 229, made up of 111 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,063 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghumarra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghumarra village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Baijnath
Pincode	176115
Area (hectares)	13.74 hectares
Population	229
Male Population	111
Female Population	118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,063
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghumarra compares

By the 2011 count Ghumarra is the 126th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 13.74 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Ghumarra

Ghumarra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghumarra 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghumarra from other places

Ghumarra lies about 16 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 13 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 Ghumarra
Nearest railway station	Jawalamukhi Road	13 km
District headquarters	Kangra	16 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	28 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baijnath	29 km

Villages closest to Ghumarra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghumarra village had a population of 229. That makes it the 126th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Ghumarra village has 111 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghumarra has about 1063 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Ghumarra is 176115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghumarra covers 13.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ghumarra falls under Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghumarra is Jawalamukhi Road, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ghumarra.

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

Ghumarra is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi Road is about 13 km away. Kangra is about 16 km away. Dharamsala is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.