About Guma Village

Guma is a mid sized village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 611, made up of 327 males and 284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171018, 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	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171018
Area (hectares)	133 hectares
Population	611
Male Population	327
Female Population	284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	869
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 154 residents. Its 133 hectares work out to about 4.6 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 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
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	9.4 km
District headquarters	Shimla	9.4 km

Villages closest to Guma

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 611. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Guma village has 327 males and 284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Guma has about 869 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 Guma is 171018. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Guma covers 133 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Guma falls under Shimla Rural 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 Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural 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.