About Kumhia Village

Kumhia is a large village in Dighalbank tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,922, made up of 2,010 males and 1,912 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 659 hectares hectares.

Kumhia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumhia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kishanganj
Tehsil	Dighalbank
Area (hectares)	659 hectares
Population	3,922
Male Population	2,010
Female Population	1,912
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kumhia compares

By the 2011 count Kumhia is the 19th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents. Its 659 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Kumhia

Kumhia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kumhia as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kumhia from other places

Kumhia lies about 25 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 3.4 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 Kumhia
Nearest railway station	Pawakhali	3.4 km
Nearest town	Bahādurganj	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dighalbank	14 km
District headquarters	Kishanganj	25 km

Villages closest to Kumhia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumhia village had a population of 3,922. That makes it the 19th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents.

Kumhia village has 2,010 males and 1,912 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumhia has about 951 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 952.

Kumhia covers 659 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kumhia falls under Dighalbank tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kumhia is Pawakhali, about 3.4 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 village for Kumhia.

Kumhia is about 25 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumhia is in Dighalbank tehsil of Kishanganj district. Pawakhali is about 3.4 km away. Bahādurganj is about 12 km away. Dighalbank is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.