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About Ghumana Village

Ghumana is a mid sized village in Rajpura tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 969, made up of 519 males and 450 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghumana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghumana village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Rajpura
Pincode 140401
Area (hectares) 180 hectares
Population 969
Male Population 519
Female Population 450
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ghumana compares

By the 2011 count Ghumana is the 108th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents. Its 180 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Ghumana

The census records public bus service for Ghumana as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 15 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Kauli, about 2.2 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 railway station Kauli 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajpura 11 km
District headquarters Patiala 15 km

Villages closest to Ghumana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajpura 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 969. That makes it the 108th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents.

Ghumana village has 519 males and 450 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghumana has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Ghumana is 140401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghumana covers 180 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghumana falls under Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ghumana is Kauli, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Ghumana is about 15 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghumana is in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district. Kauli is about 2.2 km away. Rajpura is about 11 km away. Patiala is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rao Majra (under 2 km), Lakho Majra (under 2 km) and Nardu (1.6 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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