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About Kumkot Village

Kumkot is a small village in Korchi tehsil, in the district of Gadchiroli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 147, made up of 83 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 771 females per 1000 males. The village covers 347 hectares hectares.

Kumkot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumkot village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gadchiroli
Tehsil Korchi
Area (hectares) 347 hectares
Population 147
Male Population 83
Female Population 64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 771
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kumkot compares

By the 2011 count Kumkot is the 86th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 345 residents. Its 347 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1056.

Getting to Kumkot

Kumkot is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kumkot as Available within 5 - 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 Kumkot from other places

Kumkot lies about 78 km from Gadchiroli, and the nearest railway station is Dewalgaon, about 49 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 Kumkot
Tehsil headquarters Korchi 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Dewalgaon 49 km
Nearest town Desāīganj 57 km
District headquarters Gadchiroli 78 km

Villages closest to Kumkot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumkot village had a population of 147. That makes it the 86th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 345 residents.

Kumkot village has 83 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumkot has about 771 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1056.

Kumkot covers 347 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kumkot falls under Korchi tehsil of Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kumkot is Dewalgaon, about 49 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kumkot.

Kumkot is about 78 km from Gadchiroli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumkot is in Korchi tehsil of Gadchiroli district. Korchi is about 3.5 km away. Dewalgaon is about 49 km away. Desāīganj is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pandharapani (under 2 km), Satputi (under 2 km) and Pandharigota (1.8 km).

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

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