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About Kurumsur Village

Kurumsur is a large village in Gangarampur tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,522, made up of 1,308 males and 1,214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 515.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurumsur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurumsur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Gangarampur
Pincode 733140
Area (hectares) 515.02 hectares
Population 2,522
Male Population 1,308
Female Population 1,214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurumsur compares

By the 2011 count Kurumsur is the 20th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents. Its 515.02 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Kurumsur

Kurumsur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kurumsur as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Khatia Bandha, Khayerban, Khozapur and Kumargara. 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 Kurumsur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurumsur village had a population of 2,522. That makes it the 20th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents.

Kurumsur village has 1,308 males and 1,214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurumsur has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Kurumsur is 733140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurumsur covers 515.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurumsur falls under Gangarampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kurumsur 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 <5 km distance for Kurumsur.

Kurumsur is in Gangarampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur 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 Kurumsur today is likely to be higher.

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