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About Kumhia Village

Kumhia is a large village in Bagaha tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,139, made up of 1,137 males and 1,002 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845453, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumhia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumhia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Bagaha
Pincode 845453
Area (hectares) 240 hectares
Population 2,139
Male Population 1,137
Female Population 1,002
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kumhia compares

By the 2011 count Kumhia is the 45th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,334 residents. Its 240 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Kumhia

Kumhia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kumhia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 31 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Bhairoganj, about 7.5 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 town Rāmnagar 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Bhairoganj 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Bagaha 22 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 31 km

Villages closest to Kumhia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumhia village had a population of 2,139. That makes it the 45th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,334 residents.

Kumhia village has 1,137 males and 1,002 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumhia has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Kumhia is 845453. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kumhia covers 240 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kumhia falls under Bagaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kumhia is Bhairoganj, about 7.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kumhia.

Kumhia is about 31 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumhia is in Bagaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Rāmnagar is about 7.1 km away. Bhairoganj is about 7.5 km away. Bagaha is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhataura (2.0 km), Sahsaram (5.0 km) and Pakri (5.1 km).

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

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