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About Tumabel Village

Tumabel is a small village in Masalia tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 136, made up of 61 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,230 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tumabel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tumabel village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Masalia
Pincode 814146
Area (hectares) 39 hectares
Population 136
Male Population 61
Female Population 75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,230
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 Tumabel compares

By the 2011 count Tumabel is the 234th largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 434 residents. Its 39 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Tumabel

Tumabel is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Tumabel 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 Tumabel from other places

Tumabel lies about 28 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Basukinath Railway Station, about 24 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 Tumabel
Nearest railway station Basukinath Railway Station 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Masalia 28 km
District headquarters Dumka 28 km

Villages closest to Tumabel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tumabel village had a population of 136. That makes it the 234th largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 434 residents.

Tumabel village has 61 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tumabel has about 1230 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Tumabel is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tumabel covers 39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tumabel falls under Masalia tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tumabel is Basukinath Railway Station, about 24 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 Tumabel.

Tumabel is about 28 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tumabel is in Masalia tehsil of Dumka district. Basukinath Railway Station is about 24 km away. Masalia is about 28 km away. Dumka is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sitlachak (under 2 km), Bank (under 2 km) and Simla (under 2 km).

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

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