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About Kumhariya Village

Kumhariya is a mid sized village in Borio tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 824, made up of 417 males and 407 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 312 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumhariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumhariya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Borio
Pincode 816120
Area (hectares) 312 hectares
Population 824
Male Population 417
Female Population 407
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kumhariya compares

By the 2011 count Kumhariya is the 30th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 312 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Kumhariya

Kumhariya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kumhariya as Available within 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 Kumhariya from other places

Kumhariya lies about 30 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Tinpahar Junction, about 23 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 Kumhariya
Tehsil headquarters Borio 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Tinpahar Junction 23 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 30 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 30 km

Villages closest to Kumhariya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumhariya village had a population of 824. That makes it the 30th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Kumhariya village has 417 males and 407 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumhariya has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Kumhariya is 816120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kumhariya covers 312 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kumhariya falls under Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kumhariya is Tinpahar Junction, about 23 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 - 10 km distance for Kumhariya.

Kumhariya is about 30 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumhariya is in Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district. Borio is about 9.1 km away. Tinpahar Junction is about 23 km away. Sahibganj is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saharjori (under 2 km), Rampur (under 2 km) and Saraibindha (under 2 km).

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

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