About Kumkhal Village

Kumkhal is a mid sized village in Biswanathpur tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 502, made up of 246 males and 256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766020, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumkhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumkhal village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Kalahandi
Tehsil	Biswanathpur
Pincode	766020
Area (hectares)	186 hectares
Population	502
Male Population	246
Female Population	256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,041
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kumkhal compares

By the 2011 count Kumkhal is the 6th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 191 residents. Its 186 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1081.

Getting to Kumkhal

Kumkhal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kumkhal as Available within 10+ 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. The nearest villages by name are Kiajharan, Kuburi, Kukelkubori and Kumbharbaru. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Kumkhal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumkhal village had a population of 502. That makes it the 6th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 191 residents.

Kumkhal village has 246 males and 256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumkhal has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1081.

The pincode recorded for Kumkhal is 766020. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kumkhal covers 186 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kumkhal falls under Biswanathpur tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The census record for Kumkhal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kumkhal.

Kumkhal is in Biswanathpur tehsil of Kalahandi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.