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About Ghuman Village

Ghuman is a mid sized village in Raikot tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,916, made up of 987 males and 929 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghuman Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghuman village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Raikot
Pincode 141104
Area (hectares) 261 hectares
Population 1,916
Male Population 987
Female Population 929
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghuman compares

By the 2011 count Ghuman is the 33rd largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents. Its 261 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 898.

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 <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 24 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Dhat, about 6.1 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 Dhat 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Raikot 16 km
Nearest town Rāikot 16 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 24 km

Villages closest to Ghuman

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghuman village had a population of 1,916. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents.

Ghuman village has 987 males and 929 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghuman has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Ghuman is 141104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghuman covers 261 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghuman falls under Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ghuman is Dhat, about 6.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ghuman.

Ghuman is about 24 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghuman is in Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district. Dhat is about 6.1 km away. Raikot is about 16 km away. Rāikot is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badhel (under 2 km), Hisowal (2.4 km) and Akalgarh (3.0 km).

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

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