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About Kumaitha Village

Kumaitha is one of the larger villages in Sultanganj tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,817, made up of 4,109 males and 3,708 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 625 hectares hectares.

Kumaitha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumaitha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Sultanganj
Area (hectares) 625 hectares
Population 7,817
Male Population 4,109
Female Population 3,708
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
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 Kumaitha compares

By the 2011 count Kumaitha is the 5th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents. Its 625 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Kumaitha

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

Kumaitha lies about 28 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Kamarganj, about 9.2 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 Kumaitha
Tehsil headquarters Sultanganj 9.1 km
Nearest town Sultānganj 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Kamarganj 9.2 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 28 km

Villages closest to Kumaitha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumaitha village had a population of 7,817. That makes it the 5th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents.

Kumaitha village has 4,109 males and 3,708 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumaitha has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

Kumaitha covers 625 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kumaitha falls under Sultanganj tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kumaitha is Kamarganj, about 9.2 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 Kumaitha.

Kumaitha is about 28 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumaitha is in Sultanganj tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Sultanganj is about 9.1 km away. Sultānganj is about 9.1 km away. Kamarganj is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumaitha Arazi (under 2 km), Nayagaon (under 2 km) and Dindealpur (under 2 km).

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

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