Ghumarwin
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Ghumarwin is a town and a municipal council
Municipal council
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 in Bilaspur district
Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh
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 in the India
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 of Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh is a state in Northern India. It is spread over , and is bordered by the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir on the north, Punjab on the west and south-west, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on the south, Uttarakhand on the south-east and by the Tibet Autonomous Region on the east...

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Demographics

As of 2001 India census
Census
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, 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 of age. It lies on Shimla-Dharamshala National Highway and is situated on the bank of Seer Khad. Freedom fighter Anant Ram sharma and Param Vir Chakra
Param Vir Chakra
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 awardee Sanjay Kumar
Sanjay Kumar (soldier)
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belonged to Ghumarvin.

Educational institutions

  1. Swami Vivekanand Government College:.It offers UG courses like BA/BSc/BCom .
  2. Government Senior Secondary School (Boys & Girls)
  3. Government Senior Secondary School (Girls)
  4. D.A.V. Public School
  5. College of Education
  6. Him Sarvodya Senior Secondary School
  7. Vision Convent School
  8. S.V.M High School
  9. Om Shanti Public School
  10. Govt Senior Secondary School Dadhol
  11. Minerva Public Sr. Sec. School
  12. Adarsh High School Ghumarwin


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