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About Bumtel Village

Bumtel is a small village in Manora tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 342, made up of 185 males and 157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 849 females per 1000 males. The village covers 326.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bumtel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bumtel village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Manora
Pincode 496331
Area (hectares) 326.93 hectares
Population 342
Male Population 185
Female Population 157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 849
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bumtel compares

By the 2011 count Bumtel is the 76th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 629 residents. Its 326.93 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Bumtel

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

Bumtel lies about 20 km from Jashpur, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 65 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 Bumtel
Tehsil headquarters Manora 20 km
District headquarters Jashpur 20 km
Nearest town Jashpur Nagar 20 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 65 km

Villages closest to Bumtel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bumtel village had a population of 342. That makes it the 76th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 629 residents.

Bumtel village has 185 males and 157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bumtel has about 849 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Bumtel is 496331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bumtel covers 326.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bumtel falls under Manora tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bumtel is Lohardaga, about 65 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 - 10 km distance for Bumtel.

Bumtel is about 20 km from Jashpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bumtel is in Manora tehsil of Jashpur district. Manora is about 20 km away. Jashpur is about 20 km away. Jashpur Nagar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumartoli (under 2 km), Kujari (3.4 km) and Serdih (6.2 km).

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

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