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About Kumsong Forest Village

Kumsong Forest is a small village in Doom Dooma tehsil, in the district of Tinsukia, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 486, made up of 245 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 786182, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumsong Forest Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumsong Forest village
Description Value
State Assam
District Tinsukia
Tehsil Doom Dooma
Pincode 786182
Area (hectares) 8 hectares
Population 486
Male Population 245
Female Population 241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kumsong Forest compares

By the 2011 count Kumsong Forest is the 246th largest of the 395 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 938 residents. Its 8 hectares work out to about 61 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Kumsong Forest

Kumsong Forest is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kumsong Forest as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kumsong Forest from other places

Kumsong Forest lies about 22 km from Tinsukia, and the nearest railway station is Tingrai, about 2.1 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 Kumsong Forest
Nearest railway station Tingrai 2.1 km
Nearest town Digboi 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Doom Dooma 13 km
District headquarters Tinsukia 22 km

Villages closest to Kumsong Forest

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Doom Dooma 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 Kumsong Forest

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumsong Forest village had a population of 486. That makes it the 246th largest of the 395 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 938 residents.

Kumsong Forest village has 245 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumsong Forest has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Kumsong Forest is 786182. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kumsong Forest covers 8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 61 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kumsong Forest falls under Doom Dooma tehsil of Tinsukia district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Kumsong Forest is Tingrai, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kumsong Forest.

Kumsong Forest is about 22 km from Tinsukia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumsong Forest is in Doom Dooma tehsil of Tinsukia district. Tingrai is about 2.1 km away. Digboi is about 7.6 km away. Doom Dooma is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Asomiya Balijan Gaon (2.1 km), Betjan Bongali Gaon (2.1 km) and Dighal Mechaki Gaon (2.1 km).

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

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