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About Kumela Village

Kumela is a mid sized village in Simalwara tehsil, in the district of Dungarpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 860, made up of 428 males and 432 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 314404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumela village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Dungarpur
Tehsil Simalwara
Pincode 314404
Area (hectares) 187 hectares
Population 860
Male Population 428
Female Population 432
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kumela compares

By the 2011 count Kumela is the 138th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents. Its 187 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Kumela

Kumela is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kumela as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kumela from other places

Kumela lies about 16 km from Dungarpur, and the nearest railway station is Shalashah Thana, about 16 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 Kumela
Nearest railway station Shalashah Thana 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Simalwara 16 km
District headquarters Dungarpur 16 km
Nearest town Dūngarpur 16 km

Villages closest to Kumela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumela village had a population of 860. That makes it the 138th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents.

Kumela village has 428 males and 432 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumela has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Kumela is 314404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kumela covers 187 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kumela falls under Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kumela is Shalashah Thana, about 16 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kumela.

Kumela is about 16 km from Dungarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumela is in Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district. Shalashah Thana is about 16 km away. Simalwara is about 16 km away. Dungarpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kundela (under 2 km), Mundela (under 2 km) and Khar (3.2 km).

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

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