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About Tumkheda Bk Village

Tumkheda Bk is a large village in Goregaon tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,686, made up of 1,334 males and 1,352 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 550.34 hectares hectares.

Tumkheda Bk Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tumkheda Bk village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Goregaon
Area (hectares) 550.34 hectares
Population 2,686
Male Population 1,334
Female Population 1,352
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Tumkheda Bk compares

By the 2011 count Tumkheda Bk is the 8th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents. Its 550.34 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Tumkheda Bk

Tumkheda Bk is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Tumkheda Bk as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tumkheda Bk from other places

Tumkheda Bk lies about 7.1 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Hirdamali, about 6.1 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 Tumkheda Bk
Tehsil headquarters Goregaon 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Hirdamali 6.1 km
District headquarters Gondiya 7.1 km
Nearest town Gondiā 7.1 km

Villages closest to Tumkheda Bk

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 Tumkheda Bk

As per the Census of India 2011, Tumkheda Bk village had a population of 2,686. That makes it the 8th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents.

Tumkheda Bk village has 1,334 males and 1,352 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tumkheda Bk has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

Tumkheda Bk covers 550.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tumkheda Bk falls under Goregaon tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Tumkheda Bk is Hirdamali, about 6.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Tumkheda Bk.

Tumkheda Bk is about 7.1 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tumkheda Bk is in Goregaon tehsil of Gondiya district. Goregaon is about 5.5 km away. Hirdamali is about 6.1 km away. Gondiya is about 7.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gankhaira (2.2 km), Hirdamali (2.8 km) and Dawwa (3.2 km).

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

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