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About Gumehr Village

Gumehr is a small village in Baroh tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 241, made up of 105 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,295 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gumehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gumehr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baroh
Pincode 176037
Area (hectares) 41.66 hectares
Population 241
Male Population 105
Female Population 136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,295
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gumehr compares

By the 2011 count Gumehr is the 28th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 41.66 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Gumehr

Gumehr is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gumehr 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. The nearest villages by name are Ghar Lahar, Ghumarda, Ghunger Buhli and Ghunger Uparli. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gumehr

As per the Census of India 2011, Gumehr village had a population of 241. That makes it the 28th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Gumehr village has 105 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gumehr has about 1295 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Gumehr is 176037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gumehr covers 41.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Gumehr notes the nearest railway station 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 Gumehr.

Gumehr is in Baroh tehsil of Kangra district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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