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About Kumarganj Village

Kumarganj is a large village in Kumarganj tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,920, made up of 2,013 males and 1,907 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumarganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumarganj village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Kumarganj
Pincode 733131
Area (hectares) 210.04 hectares
Population 3,920
Male Population 2,013
Female Population 1,907
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kumarganj compares

By the 2011 count Kumarganj is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 814 residents. Its 210.04 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Kumarganj

Kumarganj is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kumarganj as Available within 10+ 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 Kumarganj from other places

Kumarganj lies about 14 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Mallickpur Hat, about 12 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 Kumarganj
Nearest railway station Mallickpur Hat 12 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 14 km
Nearest town Gangārāmpur 20 km

Villages closest to Kumarganj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumarganj village had a population of 3,920. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 814 residents.

Kumarganj village has 2,013 males and 1,907 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumarganj has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Kumarganj is 733131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kumarganj covers 210.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kumarganj falls under Kumarganj tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kumarganj is Mallickpur Hat, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kumarganj.

Kumarganj is about 14 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumarganj is in Kumarganj tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Mallickpur Hat is about 12 km away. Dakshin Dinajpur is about 14 km away. Gangārāmpur 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 Kamdebpur (under 2 km), Kusumtara (8.4 km) and Tara (8.4 km).

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

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