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About Tumina Village

Tumina is a large village in Handwara tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,054, made up of 1,173 males and 881 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 751 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tumina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tumina village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kupwara
Tehsil Handwara
Pincode 193224
Area (hectares) 104.81 hectares
Population 2,054
Male Population 1,173
Female Population 881
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 751
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tumina compares

By the 2011 count Tumina is the 27th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 104.81 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Tumina

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

Tumina lies about 20 km from Kupwara, and the nearest railway station is Baramula, about 41 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 Tumina
District headquarters Kupwara 20 km
Nearest town Kopawor 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Handwara 22 km
Nearest railway station Baramula 41 km

Villages closest to Tumina

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tumina village had a population of 2,054. That makes it the 27th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Tumina village has 1,173 males and 881 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tumina has about 751 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Tumina is 193224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tumina covers 104.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Tumina falls under Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Tumina is Baramula, about 41 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Tumina.

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

Tumina is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district. Kupwara is about 20 km away. Kopawor is about 20 km away. Handwara is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manz Gam (3.6 km), Kal Mona (5.8 km) and Darel (6.0 km).

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

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