Population 5,720 (2001) | Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Local time Monday 8:58 PM | |
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Weather 12°C, Wind NE at 8 km/h, 57% Humidity Neighborhoods Patta, Kalari, Krishna, Chakarwarti | ||
Ghumarwin is a town and a municipal council in Bilaspur district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.
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Map of Ghumarwin, 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, 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.
Notable People
- Anant Ram sharma, Freedom Fighter
- Sanjay Kumar (soldier), Param Vir Chakra awardee
- Rattan Chand, Senior Bureaucrat
Educational institutions
- Shiva Institute Of Engineering & Technology .
- Swami Vivekanand Government College:.It offers UG and PG courses like BA/BSc/BCom and MA/MSc. .
- Government Senior Secondary School (Boys & Girls)
- Government Senior Secondary School (Girls)
- D.A.V. Public School
- College of Education
- Him Sarvodya Senior Secondary School
- Vision Convent School
- S.V.M High School
- Om Shanti Public School
- Govt Senior Secondary School Dadhol
- Minerva Public Sr. Sec. School
- Adarsh High School Ghumarwin
- kendreya vidyalaya Ghumarwin
- navalok adarsh vidyalaya khansra(mehrin kathla)
- Shivalik Publik School Marhana.Tel Ghumarwin
- YEN Law college ( under construction camps site) Dakhiut Dangar Ghumarwin
- GSSS Panoh
Beautiful view of the city comes from Harlog (near telecom towers) Earlier it was part of Kingdom of Maharaja NAND CHAND.