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About Ghumrala Village

Ghumrala is a small village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 293, made up of 151 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 345.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghumrala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghumrala village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Thunag
Pincode 175054
Area (hectares) 345.15 hectares
Population 293
Male Population 151
Female Population 142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Ghumrala compares

By the 2011 count Ghumrala is the 74th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 345.15 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 981.

Getting to Ghumrala

Ghumrala is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ghumrala as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghumrala from other places

Ghumrala lies about 42 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 35 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 Ghumrala
Tehsil headquarters Thunag 16 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 31 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 35 km
District headquarters Mandi 42 km

Villages closest to Ghumrala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghumrala village had a population of 293. That makes it the 74th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Ghumrala village has 151 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghumrala has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Ghumrala is 175054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghumrala covers 345.15 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.

Ghumrala falls under Thunag tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghumrala is Summer Hill, about 35 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ghumrala.

Ghumrala is about 42 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghumrala is in Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Thunag is about 16 km away. Sundarnagar is about 31 km away. Summer Hill is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Deoprala (under 2 km), D P F Tangrala (under 2 km) and Sanoi (1.8 km).

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

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