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About Kumkakudum Village

Kumkakudum is a small village in Kanker tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 46, made up of 23 males and 23 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495691, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumkakudum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumkakudum village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Kanker
Pincode 495691
Area (hectares) 65.94 hectares
Population 46
Male Population 23
Female Population 23
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kumkakudum compares

By the 2011 count Kumkakudum is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 881 residents. Its 65.94 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Kumkakudum

Kumkakudum is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kumkakudum 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 Kumkakudum from other places

Kumkakudum lies about 10 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 22 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 Kumkakudum
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanker 20 km
Nearest town Kānker 20 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 22 km

Villages closest to Kumkakudum

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumkakudum village had a population of 46. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 881 residents.

Kumkakudum village has 23 males and 23 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumkakudum has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Kumkakudum is 495691. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kumkakudum covers 65.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kumkakudum falls under Kanker tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kumkakudum is Antagarh, about 22 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 Kumkakudum.

Kumkakudum is about 10 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumkakudum is in Kanker tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 10 km away. Kanker is about 20 km away. Kānker 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 Pusajhar (1.8 km), Kanagaon (3.9 km) and Domaharra (3.9 km).

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

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