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About Kum Khurd Village

Kum Khurd is a mid sized village in Ludhiana East tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 567, made up of 286 males and 281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 394 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141008, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kum Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kum Khurd village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana East
Pincode 141008
Area (hectares) 394 hectares
Population 567
Male Population 286
Female Population 281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kum Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Kum Khurd is the 130th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents. Its 394 hectares work out to about 1.4 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, well above the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Kum Khurd

Kum Khurd is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kum Khurd as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kum Khurd from other places

Kum Khurd lies about 20 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Lal kalan, about 10 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 Kum Khurd
Nearest railway station Lal kalan 10 km
Nearest town Sānehwāl 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana East 20 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 20 km

Villages closest to Kum Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ludhiana East 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 Kum Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Kum Khurd village had a population of 567. That makes it the 130th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents.

Kum Khurd village has 286 males and 281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kum Khurd has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Kum Khurd is 141008. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kum Khurd covers 394 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kum Khurd falls under Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kum Khurd is Lal kalan, about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kum Khurd.

Kum Khurd is about 20 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kum Khurd is in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district. Lal kalan is about 10 km away. Sānehwāl is about 11 km away. Ludhiana East is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kum Kalan (under 2 km), Ghumait (under 2 km) and Bhaini Gahi (2.2 km).

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

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