About Kumharia Village

Kumharia is a mid sized village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 577, made up of 300 males and 277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 299.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumharia village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Bengabad
Pincode	815312
Area (hectares)	299.2 hectares
Population	577
Male Population	300
Female Population	277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	923
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 Kumharia compares

By the 2011 count Kumharia is the 84th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 299.2 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 943.

Getting to Kumharia

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

Kumharia lies about 21 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt, about 8.6 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 Kumharia
Nearest railway station	Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt	8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bengabad	9.2 km
Nearest town	Madhupur	20 km
District headquarters	Giridih	21 km

Villages closest to Kumharia

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

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Common questions about Kumharia

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumharia village had a population of 577. That makes it the 84th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Kumharia village has 300 males and 277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumharia has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Kumharia is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kumharia covers 299.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kumharia falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kumharia is Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt, about 8.6 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 Kumharia.

Kumharia is about 21 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumharia is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt is about 8.6 km away. Bengabad is about 9.2 km away. Madhupur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.