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About Ghumali Village

Ghumali is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12, made up of 6 males and 6 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176058, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghumali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghumali village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176058
Area (hectares) 50.34 hectares
Population 12
Male Population 6
Female Population 6
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Ghumali compares

By the 2011 count Ghumali is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 50.34 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Ghumali

Ghumali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghumali 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 Ghumali from other places

Ghumali lies about 38 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kartoli Punjab, about 18 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 Ghumali
Nearest town Talwāra 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 13 km
Nearest railway station Kartoli Punjab 18 km
District headquarters Kangra 38 km

Villages closest to Ghumali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghumali village had a population of 12. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Ghumali village has 6 males and 6 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghumali has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Ghumali is 176058. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghumali covers 50.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghumali falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghumali is Kartoli Punjab, about 18 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 Ghumali.

Ghumali is about 38 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghumali is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Talwāra is about 7.0 km away. Fatehpur is about 13 km away. Kartoli Punjab is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Punal (under 2 km), Aghar (under 2 km) and Kasial (under 2 km).

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

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