Ghumarwin
Sign in to saveGhumarwin is a town and a municipal council, near the town of Bilaspur in Bilaspur district in the North Indian State of Himachal Pradesh and is the second largest town of the entire district. The town is an anchor point for commuters between Bilaspur and Hamirpur and other parts of the state. Situated primarily between the Hills of Lower Central Himalayas, Ghumarwin is situated at an average elevation of 700 metres or about 2300 ft. above sea level. It is one of the biggest commercial centres of Bilaspur District and one can find all kinds of shops, stores, services etc. here.
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- Locality
- Bilaspur
- Region
- Himachal Pradesh
- Country
- India
- Population
- 7,899
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Ghumarwin
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Himachal Pradesh#India
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Himachal Pradesh, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Himachal Pradesh
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Bilaspur
- Settlement.established_date
- 1970
- Settlement.founder
- Government of Himachal Pradesh
- Settlement.named_for
- Town
- Settlement.government_type
- Unicameral
- Settlement.governing_body
- Municipal Council
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 12
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 700
- Settlement.population_total
- 7899
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Wikidata facts
- Dialing code
- 197855
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- postal code
- 174021
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Ghumarwin is a town and a municipal council, near the town of Bilaspur in Bilaspur district in the North Indian State of Himachal Pradesh and is the second largest town of the entire district. The town is an anchor point for commuters between Bilaspur and Hamirpur and other parts of the state. Situated primarily between the Hills of Lower Central Himalayas, Ghumarwin is situated at an average elevation of 700 metres or about 2300 ft. above sea level. It is one of the biggest commercial centres of Bilaspur District and one can find all kinds of shops, stores, services etc. here.
It has become a major cultural and educational hub of Bilaspur and is a rapidly emerging city located on a sharp small rivulet Seer Khud's bank in a small valley which diverts towards Bilaspur city. The town celebrates a famous four-day fair at the dawn of summer in first week of April which is one of its chief tourism attractions. The town is also a tehsil and home to rapidly expanding entrepreneurship along with the tehsildar office and court. Spread in all four directions the town is growing rapidly National Highway 103 passes through Ghumarwin, State Highway 19 Terminates here connecting it with Northern Rural regions of the district. It is also famous for its variety of sweet preparations and local cuisines which people come to enjoy from far and wide.
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