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About Ghumarwala Village

Ghumarwala is a large village in Malout tehsil, in the district of Muktsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,645, made up of 2,395 males and 2,250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1184 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 151211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghumarwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghumarwala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Muktsar
Tehsil Malout
Pincode 151211
Area (hectares) 1184 hectares
Population 4,645
Male Population 2,395
Female Population 2,250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghumarwala compares

By the 2011 count Ghumarwala is the 11th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,931 residents. Its 1184 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Ghumarwala

Ghumarwala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghumarwala 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghumarwala from other places

Ghumarwala lies about 20 km from Muktsar, and the nearest railway station is Lakhewali, about 5.7 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 Ghumarwala
Nearest railway station Lakhewali 5.7 km
District headquarters Muktsar 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Malout 26 km

Villages closest to Ghumarwala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghumarwala village had a population of 4,645. That makes it the 11th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,931 residents.

Ghumarwala village has 2,395 males and 2,250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghumarwala has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Ghumarwala is 151211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghumarwala covers 1184 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghumarwala falls under Malout tehsil of Muktsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ghumarwala is Lakhewali, about 5.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ghumarwala.

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

Ghumarwala is in Malout tehsil of Muktsar district. Lakhewali is about 5.7 km away. Muktsar is about 20 km away. Malout is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bham (3.6 km), Roranwali (7.8 km) and Khunan Kalan (8.2 km).

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

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