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About Kumhargarhia Village

Kumhargarhia is a small village in Jamua tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 418, made up of 216 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumhargarhia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumhargarhia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Jamua
Pincode 815318
Area (hectares) 75.05 hectares
Population 418
Male Population 216
Female Population 202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kumhargarhia compares

By the 2011 count Kumhargarhia is the 202nd largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 75.05 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Kumhargarhia

Kumhargarhia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kumhargarhia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kumhargarhia from other places

Kumhargarhia lies about 109 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Barhi, about 16 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 Kumhargarhia
Nearest railway station Barhi 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Jamua 21 km
Nearest town Bagaha 29 km
District headquarters Giridih 109 km

Villages closest to Kumhargarhia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumhargarhia village had a population of 418. That makes it the 202nd largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Kumhargarhia village has 216 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumhargarhia has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Kumhargarhia is 815318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kumhargarhia covers 75.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kumhargarhia falls under Jamua tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kumhargarhia is Barhi, about 16 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 <5 km distance for Kumhargarhia.

Kumhargarhia is about 109 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumhargarhia is in Jamua tehsil of Giridih district. Barhi is about 16 km away. Jamua is about 21 km away. Bagaha is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gamhardih (1.9 km), Gamharia (1.9 km) and Bansidih (3.6 km).

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

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