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About Kumardih Village

Kumardih is a mid sized village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 885, made up of 459 males and 426 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78 hectares hectares.

Kumardih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumardih village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Dhuraiya
Area (hectares) 78 hectares
Population 885
Male Population 459
Female Population 426
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kumardih compares

By the 2011 count Kumardih is the 81st largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 78 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Kumardih

Kumardih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kumardih 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kumardih from other places

Kumardih lies about 17 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Barahat Junction, about 8.1 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 Kumardih
Nearest railway station Barahat Junction 8.1 km
Nearest town Godda 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhuraiya 17 km
District headquarters Banka 17 km

Villages closest to Kumardih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumardih village had a population of 885. That makes it the 81st largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Kumardih village has 459 males and 426 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumardih has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Kumardih covers 78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kumardih falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kumardih is Barahat Junction, about 8.1 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 <5 km distance for Kumardih.

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

Kumardih is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Barahat Junction is about 8.1 km away. Godda is about 16 km away. Dhuraiya is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chalna (under 2 km), Gadiaun (under 2 km) and Basantpur (under 2 km).

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

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