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About Goruma Village

Goruma is a small village in Lahul tehsil, in the district of Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 173, made up of 91 males and 82 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goruma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goruma village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil Lahul
Pincode 176139
Area (hectares) 83.31 hectares
Population 173
Male Population 91
Female Population 82
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Goruma compares

By the 2011 count Goruma is the 13th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 78 residents. Its 83.31 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 1020.

Getting to Goruma

Goruma is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Goruma as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gemur Gompa, Ghambari, Girmus and Gondhla. 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 Goruma

As per the Census of India 2011, Goruma village had a population of 173. That makes it the 13th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 78 residents.

Goruma village has 91 males and 82 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goruma has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Goruma is 176139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goruma covers 83.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Goruma falls under Lahul tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Goruma notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Goruma.

Goruma is in Lahul tehsil of Lahul and Spiti 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 Goruma today is likely to be higher.

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