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About Kumtha Village

Kumtha is a mid sized village in Ausa tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,787, made up of 918 males and 869 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 646 hectares hectares.

Kumtha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumtha village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Latur
Tehsil Ausa
Area (hectares) 646 hectares
Population 1,787
Male Population 918
Female Population 869
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kumtha compares

By the 2011 count Kumtha is the 66th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,170 residents. Its 646 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Kumtha

Kumtha 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 Kumtha 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kumtha from other places

Kumtha lies about 36 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Harangul, about 39 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 Kumtha
Nearest town Nilanga 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Ausa 25 km
District headquarters Latur 36 km
Nearest railway station Harangul 39 km

Villages closest to Kumtha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumtha village had a population of 1,787. That makes it the 66th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,170 residents.

Kumtha village has 918 males and 869 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumtha has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 921.

Kumtha covers 646 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kumtha falls under Ausa tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kumtha is Harangul, about 39 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 10+ km distance for Kumtha.

Kumtha is about 36 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumtha is in Ausa tehsil of Latur district. Nilanga is about 10 km away. Ausa is about 25 km away. Latur is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karla (3.8 km), Shivani Lakh (4.9 km) and Mogarga (6.0 km).

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

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