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About Ghumait Village

Ghumait is a mid sized village in Ludhiana East tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 541, made up of 300 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 803 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghumait Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghumait village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana East
Pincode 141112
Area (hectares) 216 hectares
Population 541
Male Population 300
Female Population 241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 803
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghumait compares

By the 2011 count Ghumait is the 136th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents. Its 216 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Ghumait

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

Ghumait lies about 20 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Lal kalan, about 10 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 Ghumait
Nearest railway station Lal kalan 10 km
Nearest town Sānehwāl 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana East 20 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 20 km

Villages closest to Ghumait

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ludhiana East 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 Ghumait

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghumait village had a population of 541. That makes it the 136th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents.

Ghumait village has 300 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghumait has about 803 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Ghumait is 141112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghumait covers 216 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghumait falls under Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ghumait is Lal kalan, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ghumait.

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

Ghumait is in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district. Lal kalan is about 10 km away. Sānehwāl is about 10 km away. Ludhiana East is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kum Kalan (under 2 km), Kum Khurd (under 2 km) and Bhaini Nathu (2.2 km).

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

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