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About Ghumer Village

Ghumer is a large village in Dharamgarh tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,421, made up of 1,760 males and 1,661 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 820 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766015, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghumer Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghumer village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Dharamgarh
Pincode 766015
Area (hectares) 820 hectares
Population 3,421
Male Population 1,760
Female Population 1,661
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghumer compares

By the 2011 count Ghumer is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,605 residents. Its 820 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Ghumer

Ghumer is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ghumer as Available within 10+ km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Chilchila, Dabripadar, Dashaghar and Gadiajor. 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 Ghumer

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghumer village had a population of 3,421. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,605 residents.

Ghumer village has 1,760 males and 1,661 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghumer has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Ghumer is 766015. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghumer covers 820 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghumer falls under Dharamgarh tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The census record for Ghumer notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Ghumer.

Ghumer is in Dharamgarh tehsil of Kalahandi 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 Ghumer today is likely to be higher.

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