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About Kumharia Village

Kumharia is a mid sized village in Pathna tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 582, made up of 285 males and 297 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumharia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Pathna
Pincode 816101
Area (hectares) 93 hectares
Population 582
Male Population 285
Female Population 297
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kumharia compares

By the 2011 count Kumharia is the 47th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 615 residents. Its 93 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Kumharia

Kumharia is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kumharia as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kumharia from other places

Kumharia lies about 42 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Barharwa Junction, about 3.1 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 Kumharia
Nearest railway station Barharwa Junction 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathna 4.7 km
Nearest town Farakka 15 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 42 km

Villages closest to Kumharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumharia village had a population of 582. That makes it the 47th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 615 residents.

Kumharia village has 285 males and 297 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumharia has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Kumharia is 816101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kumharia covers 93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kumharia falls under Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kumharia is Barharwa Junction, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kumharia.

Kumharia is about 42 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumharia is in Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district. Barharwa Junction is about 3.1 km away. Pathna is about 4.7 km away. Farakka is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khairbani (under 2 km), Bara Dighi (under 2 km) and Chhota Dighi (under 2 km).

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

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