About Bhukumunda Village

Bhukumunda is a mid sized village in Bansjor tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 512, made up of 245 males and 267 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,090 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhukumunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhukumunda village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Simdega
Tehsil	Bansjor
Pincode	835226
Area (hectares)	117 hectares
Population	512
Male Population	245
Female Population	267
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,090
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhukumunda compares

By the 2011 count Bhukumunda is the 14th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,343 residents. Its 117 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Bhukumunda

Bhukumunda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhukumunda as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Bhukumunda from other places

Bhukumunda lies about 25 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Biramitrapur, about 10 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 Bhukumunda
Tehsil headquarters	Bansjor	7.6 km
Nearest railway station	Biramitrapur	10 km
Nearest town	Birmitrapur	13 km
District headquarters	Simdega	25 km

Villages closest to Bhukumunda

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

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Common questions about Bhukumunda

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhukumunda village had a population of 512. That makes it the 14th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,343 residents.

Bhukumunda village has 245 males and 267 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhukumunda has about 1090 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Bhukumunda is 835226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhukumunda covers 117 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhukumunda falls under Bansjor tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhukumunda is Biramitrapur, about 10 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 village for Bhukumunda.

Bhukumunda is about 25 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhukumunda is in Bansjor tehsil of Simdega district. Bansjor is about 7.6 km away. Biramitrapur is about 10 km away. Birmitrapur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.