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About Kumbalam Village

Kumbalam is a mid sized village in Hosur tehsil, in the district of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 761, made up of 394 males and 367 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 814.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumbalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumbalam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Krishnagiri
Tehsil Hosur
Pincode 635105
Area (hectares) 814.57 hectares
Population 761
Male Population 394
Female Population 367
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kumbalam compares

By the 2011 count Kumbalam is the 94th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 814.57 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Kumbalam

Kumbalam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kumbalam as Available within village. 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 Kumbalam from other places

Kumbalam lies about 33 km from Krishnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Kamasamudram, about 21 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 Kumbalam
Nearest railway station Kamasamudram 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Hosur 24 km
Nearest town Hosūr 24 km
District headquarters Krishnagiri 33 km

Villages closest to Kumbalam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumbalam village had a population of 761. That makes it the 94th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Kumbalam village has 394 males and 367 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumbalam has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Kumbalam is 635105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kumbalam covers 814.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kumbalam falls under Hosur tehsil of Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kumbalam is Kamasamudram, about 21 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kumbalam.

Kumbalam is about 33 km from Krishnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumbalam is in Hosur tehsil of Krishnagiri district. Kamasamudram is about 21 km away. Hosur is about 24 km away. Hosūr is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramandoddi (under 2 km), Meenandoddi (3.1 km) and Peddasigarlapalli (3.1 km).

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

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