About Guma Village

Guma is a small village in Nerua tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 476, made up of 240 males and 236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171210, 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	Nerua
Pincode	171210
Area (hectares)	214.66 hectares
Population	476
Male Population	240
Female Population	236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	983
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 195 residents. Its 214.66 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

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	Nerua	30 km

Villages closest to Guma

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nerua 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 476. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Guma village has 240 males and 236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Guma has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Guma is 171210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Guma covers 214.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Guma falls under Nerua 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 Nerua tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla is about 9.4 km away. Nerua is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.