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About Ghat Kumahla Village

Ghat Kumahla is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 191, made up of 95 males and 96 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghat Kumahla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghat Kumahla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173207
Area (hectares) 35.77 hectares
Population 191
Male Population 95
Female Population 96
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghat Kumahla compares

By the 2011 count Ghat Kumahla is the 60th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 35.77 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Ghat Kumahla

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

Ghat Kumahla lies about 19 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 5.9 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 Ghat Kumahla
Nearest railway station Jutogh 5.9 km
Nearest town Shimla 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 12 km
District headquarters Solan 19 km

Villages closest to Ghat Kumahla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kandaghat 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 Ghat Kumahla

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghat Kumahla village had a population of 191. That makes it the 60th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Ghat Kumahla village has 95 males and 96 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghat Kumahla has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Ghat Kumahla is 173207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghat Kumahla covers 35.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghat Kumahla falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghat Kumahla is Jutogh, about 5.9 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 village for Ghat Kumahla.

Ghat Kumahla is about 19 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghat Kumahla is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Jutogh is about 5.9 km away. Shimla is about 9.8 km away. Kandaghat is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharoi (under 2 km), Nataila (under 2 km) and Jangal Thathol (under 2 km).

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

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