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About Ghumana Village

Ghumana is a mid sized village in Ludhiana East tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 673, made up of 359 males and 314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghumana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghumana village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana East
Pincode 141126
Area (hectares) 157 hectares
Population 673
Male Population 359
Female Population 314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghumana compares

By the 2011 count Ghumana is the 115th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents. Its 157 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Ghumana

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

Ghumana lies about 29 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Rahon, 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 Ghumana
Nearest town Māchhīwāra 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Rahon 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana East 29 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 29 km

Villages closest to Ghumana

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 Ghumana

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghumana village had a population of 673. That makes it the 115th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents.

Ghumana village has 359 males and 314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghumana has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Ghumana is 141126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghumana covers 157 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Ghumana is Rahon, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ghumana.

Ghumana is about 29 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghumana is in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district. Māchhīwāra is about 7.5 km away. Rahon is about 11 km away. Ludhiana East is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhupana (3.1 km), Fatehgarh Jattan (3.2 km) and Jonewal (3.8 km).

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

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