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About Tumkaria Village

Tumkaria is a mid sized village in Narkatiaganj tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,267, made up of 650 males and 617 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.06 hectares hectares.

Tumkaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tumkaria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Narkatiaganj
Area (hectares) 122.06 hectares
Population 1,267
Male Population 650
Female Population 617
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tumkaria compares

By the 2011 count Tumkaria is the 89th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents. Its 122.06 hectares work out to about 10 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 916.

Getting to Tumkaria

Tumkaria is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tumkaria 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tumkaria from other places

Tumkaria lies about 12 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Narkatyaganj, about 3.8 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 Tumkaria
Tehsil headquarters Narkatiaganj 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Narkatyaganj 3.8 km
Nearest town Narkatiāganj 3.8 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 12 km

Villages closest to Tumkaria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tumkaria village had a population of 1,267. That makes it the 89th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents.

Tumkaria village has 650 males and 617 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tumkaria has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 916.

Tumkaria covers 122.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tumkaria falls under Narkatiaganj tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tumkaria is Narkatyaganj, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 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 Tumkaria.

Tumkaria is about 12 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tumkaria is in Narkatiaganj tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Narkatiaganj is about 3.8 km away. Narkatyaganj is about 3.8 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 3.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonasati (under 2 km), Koirganwan (1.6 km) and Katgharwa (1.7 km).

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

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