An ancient site called Ram Garh is located in Ghuram. Some coins discovered here were attributed to the ancient Audumbara tribe by archaeologists G. B. Sharma and Manmohan Kumar,[2] but later scholars have assigned these to the Mitra rulers including Indramitra.[3] In 1976, Sharma discovered a seal bearing the Gupta Brahmi legend "Ghvankrum", which may be the ancient name of Ghuram.[4] According to a local tradition, Kaushalya, the mother of the legendary hero Rama, was born in Ghuram.[5]
According to a legend, when the Sikh leader Guru Gobind Singh was born at Patna, Bhikhan Shah - a Muslim Sufifakir of Ghuram - had visions of his divinity. Bhikhan Shah traveled to Patna with some of his followers, and told the Gobind Singh's maternal uncle Kirpal Singh about his visions.[7]
According to the 2011 census of India, the village has 3,165 people living in 614 households. This includes 1,670 males and 1,495 females. 519 villagers belong to the scheduled castes. The number of literates is 1,827.[1]
^ abG. B. Sharma; Manmohan Kumar (1980). "Excavation at Ghuram". Proceedings of the Punjab History Conference. Vol. 13. Department of Punjab Historical Studies, Punjabi University. pp. 32–47.
