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About Kurumtanr Village

Kurumtanr is a small village in Jarmundi tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 270, made up of 139 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814120, 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 Jarmundi
Pincode 814120
Area (hectares) 47 hectares
Population 270
Male Population 139
Female Population 131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
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 215th largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 370 residents. Its 47 hectares work out to about 5.7 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 988.

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 Jarmundi 27 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 Jarmundi 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 270. That makes it the 215th largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 370 residents.

Kurumtanr village has 139 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurumtanr has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Kurumtanr is 814120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurumtanr covers 47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurumtanr falls under Jarmundi 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 Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district. Joramow Railway Station is about 18 km away. Madhupur is about 25 km away. Jarmundi is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurumtnar (under 2 km), Jhagrahi (under 2 km) and Raebandh (under 2 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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