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About Tumera Village

Tumera is a small village in Bhandaria tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 167, made up of 86 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 929 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tumera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tumera village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Bhandaria
Pincode 822125
Area (hectares) 929 hectares
Population 167
Male Population 86
Female Population 81
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 Tumera compares

By the 2011 count Tumera is the 62nd largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 887 residents. Its 929 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Tumera

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

Tumera lies about 61 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 26 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 Tumera
Tehsil headquarters Bhandaria 20 km
Nearest railway station Barwadih Junction 26 km
Nearest town Medininagar 45 km
District headquarters Garhwa 61 km

Villages closest to Tumera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tumera village had a population of 167. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 887 residents.

Tumera village has 86 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tumera has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Tumera is 822125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tumera covers 929 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tumera falls under Bhandaria tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tumera is Barwadih Junction, about 26 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 Tumera.

Tumera is about 61 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tumera is in Bhandaria tehsil of Garhwa district. Bhandaria is about 20 km away. Barwadih Junction is about 26 km away. Medininagar is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Polpol (2.4 km), Turer (3.0 km) and Khura (4.3 km).

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

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