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About Kumda Village

Kumda is a mid sized village in Jirapur tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,460, made up of 739 males and 721 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 785.1 hectares hectares.

Kumda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Jirapur
Area (hectares) 785.1 hectares
Population 1,460
Male Population 739
Female Population 721
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kumda compares

By the 2011 count Kumda is the 29th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 785.1 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 a little below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Kumda

Kumda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kumda as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kumda from other places

Kumda lies about 42 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Jhalarapatan, about 42 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 Kumda
Tehsil headquarters Jirapur 18 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 42 km
Nearest railway station Jhalarapatan 42 km

Villages closest to Kumda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumda village had a population of 1,460. That makes it the 29th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Kumda village has 739 males and 721 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumda has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

Kumda covers 785.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kumda falls under Jirapur tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kumda is Jhalarapatan, about 42 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kumda.

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

Kumda is in Jirapur tehsil of Rajgarh district. Jirapur is about 18 km away. Rajgarh is about 42 km away. Jhalarapatan is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumdi (under 2 km), Adampura (under 2 km) and Rajpur (1.5 km).

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

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