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About Kumaia Village

Kumaia is a large village in Morwa tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,073, made up of 1,618 males and 1,455 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180 hectares hectares.

Kumaia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumaia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Morwa
Area (hectares) 180 hectares
Population 3,073
Male Population 1,618
Female Population 1,455
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kumaia compares

By the 2011 count Kumaia is the 21st largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,141 residents. Its 180 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Kumaia

Kumaia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kumaia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kumaia from other places

Kumaia lies about 23 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Shahpur Patori, about 8.6 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 Kumaia
Nearest railway station Shahpur Patori 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Morwa 12 km
Nearest town Mahnar Bazar 18 km
District headquarters Samastipur 23 km

Villages closest to Kumaia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumaia village had a population of 3,073. That makes it the 21st largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,141 residents.

Kumaia village has 1,618 males and 1,455 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumaia has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Kumaia covers 180 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kumaia falls under Morwa tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kumaia is Shahpur Patori, about 8.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kumaia.

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

Kumaia is in Morwa tehsil of Samastipur district. Shahpur Patori is about 8.6 km away. Morwa is about 12 km away. Mahnar Bazar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hasanpur Kandh Pakar (under 2 km), Banbira (under 2 km) and Halai (under 2 km).

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

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