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About Ghamrur Village

Ghamrur is a small village in Jaswan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 435, made up of 227 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 521.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghamrur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghamrur village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaswan
Pincode 176502
Area (hectares) 521.66 hectares
Population 435
Male Population 227
Female Population 208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghamrur compares

By the 2011 count Ghamrur is the 29th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 379 residents. Its 521.66 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1092.

Getting to Ghamrur

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

Ghamrur lies about 32 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kartoli Punjab, about 12 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 Ghamrur
Nearest town Talwāra 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Kartoli Punjab 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaswan 32 km
District headquarters Kangra 32 km

Villages closest to Ghamrur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghamrur village had a population of 435. That makes it the 29th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 379 residents.

Ghamrur village has 227 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghamrur has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Ghamrur is 176502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghamrur covers 521.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghamrur falls under Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghamrur is Kartoli Punjab, about 12 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 <5 km distance for Ghamrur.

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

Ghamrur is in Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district. Talwāra is about 6.9 km away. Kartoli Punjab is about 12 km away. Jaswan is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bohala (2.1 km), Kahanpur (3.4 km) and Mahala (5.1 km).

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

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