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About Ghumari Village

Ghumari is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 155, made up of 79 males and 76 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghumari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghumari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 173208
Area (hectares) 54 hectares
Population 155
Male Population 79
Female Population 76
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghumari compares

By the 2011 count Ghumari is the 113th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 54 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Ghumari

Ghumari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghumari as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Ghumari from other places

Ghumari lies about 49 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 17 km away. 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 Ghumari
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Arki 22 km
Nearest town Baddi 29 km
District headquarters Solan 49 km

Villages closest to Ghumari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghumari village had a population of 155. That makes it the 113th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Ghumari village has 79 males and 76 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghumari has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Ghumari is 173208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghumari covers 54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghumari falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghumari is Kiratpur Sahib, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ghumari.

Ghumari is about 49 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghumari is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 17 km away. Arki is about 22 km away. Baddi is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Damlana Jairi (under 2 km), Dawari (under 2 km) and Lahtana Jeri (under 2 km).

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

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