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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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n state

States and territories of 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)

Rifleman Sanjay Kumar, PVC 13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles, is a recipient of the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest military award. He was the leading Scout of a team tasked to capturing Area Flat Top on July 4, 1999 during the Kargil war. The area was held by Pakistan military...

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.