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About Ghumru Village

Ghumru is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5, made up of 4 males and 1 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 250 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghumru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghumru village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171007
Area (hectares) 2 hectares
Population 5
Male Population 4
Female Population 1
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 250
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghumru compares

By the 2011 count Ghumru is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 2 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Ghumru

Ghumru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghumru 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. The nearest villages by name are Gharshi, Ghat, Ghati and Ghech. 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 Ghumru

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghumru village had a population of 5. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Ghumru village has 4 males and 1 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghumru has about 250 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Ghumru is 171007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghumru covers 2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghumru falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Ghumru 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 Ghumru.

Ghumru is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla 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 Ghumru today is likely to be higher.

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