About Kumud Village

Kumud is a small village in Keskal tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 91, made up of 41 males and 50 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,220 females per 1000 males. The village covers 362.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumud Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumud village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bastar
Tehsil	Keskal
Pincode	494331
Area (hectares)	362.07 hectares
Population	91
Male Population	41
Female Population	50
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,220
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kumud compares

By the 2011 count Kumud is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 810 residents. Its 362.07 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Kumud

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

Kumud lies about 111 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 34 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 Kumud
Tehsil headquarters	Keskal	13 km
Nearest town	Kānker	20 km
Nearest railway station	Antagarh	34 km
District headquarters	Bastar	111 km

Villages closest to Kumud

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumud village had a population of 91. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 810 residents.

Kumud village has 41 males and 50 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumud has about 1220 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Kumud is 494331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kumud covers 362.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kumud falls under Keskal tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kumud is Antagarh, about 34 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 and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kumud.

Kumud is about 111 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumud is in Keskal tehsil of Bastar district. Keskal is about 13 km away. Kānker is about 20 km away. Antagarh is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.