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About Ghumarnu Village

Ghumarnu is a small village in Thural tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 102, made up of 53 males and 49 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghumarnu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghumarnu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Thural
Pincode 176108
Area (hectares) 46.43 hectares
Population 102
Male Population 53
Female Population 49
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghumarnu compares

By the 2011 count Ghumarnu is the 63rd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 46.43 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1158.

Getting to Ghumarnu

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

Ghumarnu lies about 28 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, 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 Ghumarnu
Tehsil headquarters Thural 1.5 km
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 18 km
District headquarters Kangra 28 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 37 km

Villages closest to Ghumarnu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghumarnu village had a population of 102. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Ghumarnu village has 53 males and 49 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghumarnu has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1158.

The pincode recorded for Ghumarnu is 176108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghumarnu covers 46.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghumarnu falls under Thural tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghumarnu is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ghumarnu.

Ghumarnu is about 28 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghumarnu is in Thural tehsil of Kangra district. Thural is about 1.5 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 18 km away. Kangra is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thural Khas (under 2 km), Thana (under 2 km) and Nalehar (under 2 km).

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

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