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About Kulmunda Village

Kulmunda is a mid sized village in Raidih tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,856, made up of 974 males and 882 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 981 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kulmunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kulmunda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Raidih
Pincode 835207
Area (hectares) 981 hectares
Population 1,856
Male Population 974
Female Population 882
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kulmunda compares

By the 2011 count Kulmunda is the 12th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents. Its 981 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, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Kulmunda

Kulmunda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kulmunda as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kulmunda from other places

Kulmunda lies about 10 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Pokla, about 47 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 Kulmunda
Tehsil headquarters Raidih 8.5 km
District headquarters Gumla 10 km
Nearest town Gumlā 10 km
Nearest railway station Pokla 47 km

Villages closest to Kulmunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kulmunda village had a population of 1,856. That makes it the 12th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents.

Kulmunda village has 974 males and 882 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kulmunda has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Kulmunda is 835207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kulmunda covers 981 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.

Kulmunda falls under Raidih tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kulmunda is Pokla, about 47 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kulmunda.

Kulmunda is about 10 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kulmunda is in Raidih tehsil of Gumla district. Raidih is about 8.5 km away. Gumla is about 10 km away. Gumlā is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marda (3.3 km), Nawagarh (3.8 km) and Sikoi (3.8 km).

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

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