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About Kurumtanr Village

Kurumtanr is a small village in Jama tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 89, made up of 45 males and 44 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurumtanr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurumtanr village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Jama
Pincode 814101
Area (hectares) 79.09 hectares
Population 89
Male Population 45
Female Population 44
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurumtanr compares

By the 2011 count Kurumtanr is the 268th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 446 residents. Its 79.09 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Kurumtanr

Kurumtanr is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kurumtanr as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kurumtanr from other places

Kurumtanr lies about 38 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Joramow Railway Station, about 18 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 Kurumtanr
Nearest railway station Joramow Railway Station 18 km
Nearest town Madhupur 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Jama 31 km
District headquarters Dumka 38 km

Villages closest to Kurumtanr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurumtanr village had a population of 89. That makes it the 268th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 446 residents.

Kurumtanr village has 45 males and 44 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurumtanr has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Kurumtanr is 814101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurumtanr covers 79.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kurumtanr falls under Jama tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kurumtanr is Joramow Railway Station, about 18 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kurumtanr.

Kurumtanr is about 38 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurumtanr is in Jama tehsil of Dumka district. Joramow Railway Station is about 18 km away. Madhupur is about 25 km away. Jama is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shankarpur Jhagrahi (under 2 km), Bisunpur (3.2 km) and Pipra (3.6 km).

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

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