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About Ghumarli Village

Ghumarli is a small village in Chenani tehsil, in the district of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 415, made up of 204 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghumarli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghumarli village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Udhampur
Tehsil Chenani
Pincode 182161
Area (hectares) 108.1 hectares
Population 415
Male Population 204
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghumarli compares

By the 2011 count Ghumarli is the 32nd largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents. Its 108.1 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Ghumarli

Ghumarli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghumarli as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Ghumarli from other places

Ghumarli lies about 20 km from Udhampur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, about under 2 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 Ghumarli
Nearest railway station Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra under 2 km
District headquarters Udhampur 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Chenani 33 km

Villages closest to Ghumarli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghumarli village had a population of 415. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents.

Ghumarli village has 204 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghumarli has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Ghumarli is 182161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghumarli covers 108.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghumarli falls under Chenani tehsil of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Ghumarli is Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, about under 2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghumarli.

Ghumarli is about 20 km from Udhampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghumarli is in Chenani tehsil of Udhampur district. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra is about under 2 km away. Udhampur is about 20 km away. Chenani is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sira (4.3 km), Mandar Dusala (9.2 km) and Patan Garh (22 km).

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

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