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About Kumguri Village

Kumguri is a large village in Bhowraguri tehsil, in the district of Kokrajhar, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,198, made up of 1,136 males and 1,062 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183.62 hectares hectares.

Kumguri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumguri village
Description Value
State Assam
District Kokrajhar
Tehsil Bhowraguri
Area (hectares) 183.62 hectares
Population 2,198
Male Population 1,136
Female Population 1,062
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kumguri compares

By the 2011 count Kumguri is the 5th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 183.62 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Kumguri

Kumguri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kumguri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kumguri from other places

Kumguri lies about 19 km from Kokrajhar, and the nearest railway station is Chautara, about 17 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kumguri
Nearest railway station Chautara 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhowraguri 19 km
District headquarters Kokrajhar 19 km

Villages closest to Kumguri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhowraguri tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kumguri

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumguri village had a population of 2,198. That makes it the 5th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Kumguri village has 1,136 males and 1,062 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumguri has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Kumguri covers 183.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kumguri falls under Bhowraguri tehsil of Kokrajhar district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Kumguri is Chautara, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kumguri.

Kumguri is about 19 km from Kokrajhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumguri is in Bhowraguri tehsil of Kokrajhar district. Chautara is about 17 km away. Bhowraguri is about 19 km away. Kokrajhar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kochugaon (8.1 km), Musalmanpara (11 km) and Dakhin Patakata (13 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kumguri today is likely to be higher.

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