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About Tumsar Village

Tumsar is a mid sized village in Goregaon tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,572, made up of 768 males and 804 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 674.49 hectares hectares.

Tumsar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tumsar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Goregaon
Area (hectares) 674.49 hectares
Population 1,572
Male Population 768
Female Population 804
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tumsar compares

By the 2011 count Tumsar is the 30th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents. Its 674.49 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Tumsar

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

Tumsar lies about 24 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Hirdamali, about 13 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 Tumsar
Tehsil headquarters Goregaon 13 km
Nearest railway station Hirdamali 13 km
District headquarters Gondiya 24 km
Nearest town Gondiā 24 km

Villages closest to Tumsar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tumsar village had a population of 1,572. That makes it the 30th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents.

Tumsar village has 768 males and 804 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tumsar has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

Tumsar covers 674.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tumsar falls under Goregaon tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Tumsar is Hirdamali, about 13 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Tumsar.

Tumsar is about 24 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tumsar is in Goregaon tehsil of Gondiya district. Goregaon is about 13 km away. Hirdamali is about 13 km away. Gondiya is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hausitola (under 2 km), Changotola (under 2 km) and Hiratola (1.8 km).

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

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