About Kumra Village

Kumra is a mid sized village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 542, made up of 270 males and 272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumra village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chaupal
Pincode	171211
Area (hectares)	127.74 hectares
Population	542
Male Population	270
Female Population	272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,007
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kumra compares

By the 2011 count Kumra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 127.74 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Kumra

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

Kumra lies about 42 km from Shimla. 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 Kumra
Tehsil headquarters	Chaupal	4.5 km
District headquarters	Shimla	42 km

Villages closest to Kumra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumra village had a population of 542. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Kumra village has 270 males and 272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumra has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Kumra is 171211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kumra covers 127.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kumra falls under Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kumra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kumra.

Kumra is about 42 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumra is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 4.5 km away. Shimla is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.