About Kumar Village

Kumar is one of the larger villages in Sikandra tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,946, made up of 3,085 males and 2,861 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 657.92 hectares hectares.

Kumar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Jamui
Tehsil	Sikandra
Area (hectares)	657.92 hectares
Population	5,946
Male Population	3,085
Female Population	2,861
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kumar compares

By the 2011 count Kumar is the 5th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents. Its 657.92 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Kumar

Kumar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kumar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kumar from other places

Kumar lies about 23 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Sirari, about 20 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 Kumar
Tehsil headquarters	Sikandra	3.1 km
Nearest railway station	Sirari	20 km
District headquarters	Jamui	23 km
Nearest town	Jamūī	23 km

Villages closest to Kumar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumar village had a population of 5,946. That makes it the 5th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents.

Kumar village has 3,085 males and 2,861 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumar has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Kumar covers 657.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kumar falls under Sikandra tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kumar is Sirari, about 20 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kumar.

Kumar is about 23 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumar is in Sikandra tehsil of Jamui district. Sikandra is about 3.1 km away. Sirari is about 20 km away. Jamui is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.