About Kumsu Village

Kumsu is a mid sized village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,217, made up of 640 males and 577 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 385.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumsu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumsu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Rampur
Pincode	172022
Area (hectares)	385.45 hectares
Population	1,217
Male Population	640
Female Population	577
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	902
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kumsu compares

By the 2011 count Kumsu is the 9th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 385.45 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Kumsu

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

Kumsu lies about 54 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 Kumsu
Tehsil headquarters	Rampur	4.6 km
District headquarters	Shimla	54 km

Villages closest to Kumsu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumsu village had a population of 1,217. That makes it the 9th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Kumsu village has 640 males and 577 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumsu has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Kumsu is 172022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kumsu covers 385.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kumsu falls under Rampur tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kumsu 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 village for Kumsu.

Kumsu is about 54 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumsu is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 4.6 km away. Shimla is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.