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About Konsa Village

Konsa is a large village in Kamdara tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,018, made up of 1,003 males and 1,015 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1166.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Konsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Konsa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Kamdara
Pincode 835227
Area (hectares) 1166.04 hectares
Population 2,018
Male Population 1,003
Female Population 1,015
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Konsa compares

By the 2011 count Konsa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 874 residents. Its 1166.04 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Konsa

Konsa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Konsa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Konsa from other places

Konsa lies about 39 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Bakaspur, about 3.5 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 Konsa
Nearest railway station Bakaspur 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kamdara 7.1 km
Nearest town Khunti 38 km
District headquarters Gumla 39 km

Villages closest to Konsa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Konsa village had a population of 2,018. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 874 residents.

Konsa village has 1,003 males and 1,015 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Konsa has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Konsa is 835227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Konsa covers 1166.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Konsa falls under Kamdara tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Konsa is Bakaspur, about 3.5 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Konsa.

Konsa is about 39 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Konsa is in Kamdara tehsil of Gumla district. Bakaspur is about 3.5 km away. Kamdara is about 7.1 km away. Khunti is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Latra (under 2 km), Arahara (2.7 km) and Raiba (3.4 km).

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

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