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About Ghumman Village

Ghumman is a large village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,619, made up of 1,329 males and 1,290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 338 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghumman Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghumman village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144503
Area (hectares) 338 hectares
Population 2,619
Male Population 1,329
Female Population 1,290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghumman compares

By the 2011 count Ghumman is the 20th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 338 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Ghumman

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

How far is Ghumman from other places

Ghumman lies about 25 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Kultham Abdulla Shah, about 6.4 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 Ghumman
Nearest railway station Kultham Abdulla Shah 6.4 km
Nearest town Phagwāra 9.1 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 28 km

Villages closest to Ghumman

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghumman village had a population of 2,619. That makes it the 20th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Ghumman village has 1,329 males and 1,290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghumman has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Ghumman is 144503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghumman covers 338 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghumman falls under Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ghumman is Kultham Abdulla Shah, about 6.4 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ghumman.

Ghumman is about 25 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghumman is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Kultham Abdulla Shah is about 6.4 km away. Phagwāra is about 9.1 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mangat Dhingrian (under 2 km), Mahliana (1.9 km) and Muna (4.2 km).

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

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