Ghumarwin

Ghumarwin
Town
Ghumarwin
Ghumarwin

Location in Himachal Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 31°26′09″N 76°42′43″E / 31.4358402°N 76.7118645°E / 31.4358402; 76.7118645Coordinates: 31°26′09″N 76°42′43″E / 31.4358402°N 76.7118645°E / 31.4358402; 76.7118645
Country  India
State Himachal Pradesh
District Bilaspur
Population (2001)
  Total 5,720
Languages
  Official Hindi and Pahari
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Ghumarwin is a town and a municipal council in Bilaspur district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.

it has become a major cultural and educational hub of District Bilaspur. The town is located on a sharp small river (Seer khud) bank in a small valley which diverts towards Bilaspur.Ghumarwin is rapidly emerging city in bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh. The town celebrates a famous four-day fair at the dawn of summer in First week of April. The town is a tehsil and home to rapidly expanding entrepreneurship. Ghumarwin is also famous for its variety of sweet preparation and local cuisines. Situated on Shimla-Kangra NH88 it is well connected to rest of neighbouring states.HRTC busses and Taxis operate to nearly all possible routes on each sides.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[1] Ghumarwin had a population of 5720. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Ghumarwin has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 76%. In Ghumarwin, 11% of the population is under 6 years. Freedom fighter Anant Ram sharma and Param Vir Chakra awardee Sanjay Kumar belonged to Ghumarwin.

Educational institutions

  1. Shiva Institute Of Engineering & Technology .
  2. Swami Vivekanand Government College:.It offers UG courses like BA/BSc/BCom .
  3. Government Senior Secondary School (Boys & Girls)
  4. Government Senior Secondary School (Girls)
  5. D.A.V. Public School
  6. College of Education
  7. Him Sarvodya Senior Secondary School
  8. Vision Convent School
  9. S.V.M High School
  10. Om Shanti Public School
  11. Govt Senior Secondary School Dadhol
  12. Minerva Public Sr. Sec. School
  13. Adarsh High School Ghumarwin
  14. kendreya vidyalaya Ghumarwin
  15. navalok adarsh vidyalaya khansra(mehrin kathla)
  16. Shivalik Publik School Marhana.Tel Ghumarwin
  17. YEN Law college ( under construction camps site) Dakhiut Dangar Ghumarwin
  18. GSSS Panoh

Beautiful view of the city comes from Harlog (near telecom towers) Earlier it was part of Kingdom of Maharaja NAND CHAND.

References

  1. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.

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