About Ghuman Village

Ghuman is one of the larger villages in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,601, made up of 3,439 males and 3,162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 631 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143514, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghuman Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghuman village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Batala
Pincode	143514
Area (hectares)	631 hectares
Population	6,601
Male Population	3,439
Female Population	3,162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	919
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghuman compares

By the 2011 count Ghuman is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 631 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Ghuman

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

Ghuman lies about 34 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Dera Baba Nanak, about 4.7 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 Ghuman
Nearest railway station	Dera Baba Nanak	4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Batala	25 km
Nearest town	Batāla	25 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	34 km

Villages closest to Ghuman

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

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Common questions about Ghuman

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghuman village had a population of 6,601. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Ghuman village has 3,439 males and 3,162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghuman has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Ghuman is 143514. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghuman covers 631 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghuman falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ghuman is Dera Baba Nanak, about 4.7 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 Ghuman.

Ghuman is about 34 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghuman is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Dera Baba Nanak is about 4.7 km away. Batala is about 25 km away. Batāla is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.