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About Gumna Village

Gumna is a small village in Chirgaon tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 290, made up of 148 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gumna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gumna village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Chirgaon
Pincode 171214
Area (hectares) 240.98 hectares
Population 290
Male Population 148
Female Population 142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
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 Gumna compares

By the 2011 count Gumna is the 67th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 240.98 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Gumna

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

Gumna lies about 9.4 km from Shimla. 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 Gumna
Tehsil headquarters Chirgaon 9.4 km
District headquarters Shimla 9.4 km

Villages closest to Gumna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gumna village had a population of 290. That makes it the 67th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Gumna village has 148 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gumna has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Gumna is 171214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gumna covers 240.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gumna falls under Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Gumna 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 <5 km distance for Gumna.

Gumna is about 9.4 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gumna is in Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district. Chirgaon is about 9.4 km away. Shimla is about 9.4 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 Nalku (6.4 km), Kaloti (6.8 km) and Jakhali (7.7 km).

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

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