About Kumhra Village

Kumhra is a large village in Raniganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,199, made up of 1,119 males and 1,080 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumhra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Raniganj
Pincode	854312
Area (hectares)	252.2 hectares
Population	2,199
Male Population	1,119
Female Population	1,080
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
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 Kumhra compares

By the 2011 count Kumhra is the 63rd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents. Its 252.2 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Kumhra

Kumhra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kumhra 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 Kumhra from other places

Kumhra lies about 17 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Araria Court, about 9.8 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 Kumhra
Nearest railway station	Araria Court	9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Raniganj	15 km
District headquarters	Araria	17 km
Nearest town	Arāria	17 km

Villages closest to Kumhra

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

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Common questions about Kumhra

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumhra village had a population of 2,199. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents.

Kumhra village has 1,119 males and 1,080 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumhra has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Kumhra is 854312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kumhra covers 252.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kumhra falls under Raniganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kumhra is Araria Court, about 9.8 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 Kumhra.

Kumhra is about 17 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumhra is in Raniganj tehsil of Araria district. Araria Court is about 9.8 km away. Raniganj is about 15 km away. Araria is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.