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About Kurmitha Village

Kurmitha is a mid sized village in Illambazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,477, made up of 782 males and 695 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurmitha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurmitha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Illambazar
Pincode 731121
Area (hectares) 170.09 hectares
Population 1,477
Male Population 782
Female Population 695
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurmitha compares

By the 2011 count Kurmitha is the 42nd largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents. Its 170.09 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Kurmitha

Kurmitha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kurmitha 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. The nearest villages by name are Kharui, Khayerbani, Khirai and Khushtikuri. 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.

Common questions about Kurmitha

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurmitha village had a population of 1,477. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents.

Kurmitha village has 782 males and 695 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurmitha has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Kurmitha is 731121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurmitha covers 170.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kurmitha falls under Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kurmitha notes the nearest railway station 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 Kurmitha.

Kurmitha is in Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum 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.

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

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