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About Bhumra Village

Bhumra is a small village in Kunkuri tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 206, made up of 102 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhumra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhumra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Kunkuri
Pincode 496334
Area (hectares) 116.9 hectares
Population 206
Male Population 102
Female Population 104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhumra compares

By the 2011 count Bhumra is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 905 residents. Its 116.9 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Bhumra

Bhumra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhumra as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bhumra from other places

Bhumra lies about 18 km from Jashpur, and the nearest railway station is Garposh, about 79 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 Bhumra
Tehsil headquarters Kunkuri 9.0 km
District headquarters Jashpur 18 km
Nearest town Jashpur Nagar 18 km
Nearest railway station Garposh 79 km

Villages closest to Bhumra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhumra village had a population of 206. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 905 residents.

Bhumra village has 102 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhumra has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Bhumra is 496334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhumra covers 116.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhumra falls under Kunkuri tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhumra is Garposh, about 79 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 <5 km distance for Bhumra.

Bhumra is about 18 km from Jashpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhumra is in Kunkuri tehsil of Jashpur district. Kunkuri is about 9.0 km away. Jashpur is about 18 km away. Jashpur Nagar 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 Belghutri (under 2 km), Salehatoli (2.3 km) and Raikera (2.3 km).

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

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