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About Ghumnewal Village

Ghumnewal is a mid sized village in Jagraon tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 830, made up of 432 males and 398 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghumnewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghumnewal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Jagraon
Pincode 141110
Area (hectares) 117 hectares
Population 830
Male Population 432
Female Population 398
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghumnewal compares

By the 2011 count Ghumnewal is the 98th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 117 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Ghumnewal

Ghumnewal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghumnewal as Available within 5 - 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 Ghumnewal from other places

Ghumnewal lies about 21 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Bilga, about 11 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 Ghumnewal
Nearest railway station Bilga 11 km
Nearest town Phillaur 16 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Jagraon 25 km

Villages closest to Ghumnewal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghumnewal village had a population of 830. That makes it the 98th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Ghumnewal village has 432 males and 398 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghumnewal has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Ghumnewal is 141110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghumnewal covers 117 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghumnewal falls under Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ghumnewal is Bilga, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ghumnewal.

Ghumnewal is about 21 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghumnewal is in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district. Bilga is about 11 km away. Phillaur is about 16 km away. Ludhiana is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghunewal (under 2 km), Baniawal (under 2 km) and Walipur Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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