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About Tumba Village

Tumba is a mid sized village in Hazaribag tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 861, made up of 467 males and 394 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 548.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tumba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tumba village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Hazaribag
Pincode 825301
Area (hectares) 548.12 hectares
Population 861
Male Population 467
Female Population 394
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 844
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tumba compares

By the 2011 count Tumba is the 47th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents. Its 548.12 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Tumba

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

Tumba lies about 9.1 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Bes, about 6.8 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 Tumba
Nearest railway station Bes 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Hazaribag 9.1 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 9.1 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 9.1 km

Villages closest to Tumba

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tumba village had a population of 861. That makes it the 47th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents.

Tumba village has 467 males and 394 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tumba has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Tumba is 825301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tumba covers 548.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tumba falls under Hazaribag tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Tumba is Bes, about 6.8 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 10+ km distance for Tumba.

Tumba is about 9.1 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tumba is in Hazaribag tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Bes is about 6.8 km away. Hazaribag is about 9.1 km away. Hazaribagh is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dembu (under 2 km), Morangi (1.6 km) and Chapwa (2.7 km).

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

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