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About Ghumrai Village

Ghumrai is a small village in Ajnala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 447, made up of 234 males and 213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 334 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghumrai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghumrai village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Ajnala
Pincode 143202
Area (hectares) 334 hectares
Population 447
Male Population 234
Female Population 213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghumrai compares

By the 2011 count Ghumrai is the 240th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 334 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Ghumrai

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

Ghumrai lies about 40 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Ramdas, about 7.2 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 Ghumrai
Nearest railway station Ramdas 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Ajnala 18 km
Nearest town Ajnāla 18 km
District headquarters Amritsar 40 km

Villages closest to Ghumrai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghumrai village had a population of 447. That makes it the 240th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Ghumrai village has 234 males and 213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghumrai has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Ghumrai is 143202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghumrai covers 334 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghumrai falls under Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ghumrai is Ramdas, about 7.2 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 village for Ghumrai.

Ghumrai is about 40 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghumrai is in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district. Ramdas is about 7.2 km away. Ajnala is about 18 km away. Ajnāla is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nangal Sohal (under 2 km), Rurewal (under 2 km) and Gaggar (under 2 km).

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

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