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About Kumtoor Village

Kumtoor is a large village in Virajpet tehsil, in the district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,357, made up of 1,201 males and 1,156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1379.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumtoor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumtoor village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kodagu
Tehsil Virajpet
Pincode 571217
Area (hectares) 1379.05 hectares
Population 2,357
Male Population 1,201
Female Population 1,156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kumtoor compares

By the 2011 count Kumtoor is the 22nd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 1379.05 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Kumtoor

Kumtoor is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kumtoor 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. The nearest villages by name are Kolatodu Bygodu, Kothur, Kottageri and Kottoli. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kumtoor

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumtoor village had a population of 2,357. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Kumtoor village has 1,201 males and 1,156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumtoor has about 963 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 1026.

The pincode recorded for Kumtoor is 571217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kumtoor covers 1379.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kumtoor falls under Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district in Karnataka.

The census record for Kumtoor notes the nearest railway station 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 Kumtoor.

Kumtoor is in Virajpet tehsil of Kodagu district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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