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About Ghumarda Village

Ghumarda is a small village in Baroh tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 102, made up of 44 males and 58 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,318 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghumarda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghumarda village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baroh
Pincode 176054
Area (hectares) 62.87 hectares
Population 102
Male Population 44
Female Population 58
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,318
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghumarda compares

By the 2011 count Ghumarda is the 103rd largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 62.87 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 1091.

Getting to Ghumarda

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

Ghumarda lies about 34 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Bharmar, about 6.4 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 Ghumarda
Nearest railway station Bharmar 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Baroh 8.5 km
Nearest town Talwāra 22 km
District headquarters Kangra 34 km

Villages closest to Ghumarda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghumarda village had a population of 102. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Ghumarda village has 44 males and 58 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghumarda has about 1318 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Ghumarda is 176054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghumarda covers 62.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghumarda falls under Baroh tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghumarda is Bharmar, about 6.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ghumarda.

Ghumarda is about 34 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghumarda is in Baroh tehsil of Kangra district. Bharmar is about 6.4 km away. Baroh is about 8.5 km away. Talwāra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gadrana (3.4 km), Kandog (4.6 km) and Rehr (5.4 km).

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

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