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About Kumakela Village

Kumakela is a mid sized village in Chandiposh tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,184, made up of 597 males and 587 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 626 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumakela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumakela village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Chandiposh
Pincode 770037
Area (hectares) 626 hectares
Population 1,184
Male Population 597
Female Population 587
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kumakela compares

By the 2011 count Kumakela is the 4th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 533 residents. Its 626 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Kumakela

Kumakela 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 Kumakela as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kumakela from other places

Kumakela lies about 104 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Gaganaposh, about 8.5 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 Kumakela
Nearest railway station Gaganaposh 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandiposh 24 km
Nearest town Raurkela Industrial Township 40 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 104 km

Villages closest to Kumakela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumakela village had a population of 1,184. That makes it the 4th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 533 residents.

Kumakela village has 597 males and 587 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumakela has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Kumakela is 770037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kumakela covers 626 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kumakela falls under Chandiposh tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Kumakela is Gaganaposh, about 8.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Kumakela is about 104 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumakela is in Chandiposh tehsil of Sundargarh district. Gaganaposh is about 8.5 km away. Chandiposh is about 24 km away. Raurkela Industrial Township is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kusumdihi (8.8 km), Karda (10 km) and Birtola (16 km).

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

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