About Guma Village

Guma is a mid sized village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 588, made up of 296 males and 292 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Guma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Guma village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Kotkhai
Pincode	171202
Area (hectares)	122 hectares
Population	588
Male Population	296
Female Population	292
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Guma compares

By the 2011 count Guma is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 122 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Guma

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

Guma 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 Guma
District headquarters	Shimla	9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kotkhai	29 km

Villages closest to Guma

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

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Common questions about Guma

As per the Census of India 2011, Guma village had a population of 588. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Guma village has 296 males and 292 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Guma has about 986 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 981.

The pincode recorded for Guma is 171202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Guma covers 122 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Guma falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Guma notes the nearest railway station 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 Guma.

Guma 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.

Guma is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla is about 9.4 km away. Kotkhai is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.