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About Kumari Village

Kumari is a small village in Bishunpur tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 339, made up of 167 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1466 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Bishunpur
Pincode 835331
Area (hectares) 1466 hectares
Population 339
Male Population 167
Female Population 172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
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 Kumari compares

By the 2011 count Kumari is the 59th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 916 residents. Its 1466 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Kumari

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

Kumari lies about 61 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Latehar, 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 Kumari
Nearest railway station Latehar 18 km
Nearest town Lātehār 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Bishunpur 22 km
District headquarters Gumla 61 km

Villages closest to Kumari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumari village had a population of 339. That makes it the 59th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 916 residents.

Kumari village has 167 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumari has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Kumari is 835331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kumari covers 1466 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.

Kumari falls under Bishunpur tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kumari is Latehar, 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 Kumari.

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

Kumari is in Bishunpur tehsil of Gumla district. Latehar is about 18 km away. Lātehār is about 21 km away. Bishunpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nirasi (2.1 km), Jamti (2.7 km) and Borang (4.6 km).

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

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