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About Kumai Khasmahal Village

Kumai Khasmahal is a mid sized village in Gorubathan tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,590, made up of 798 males and 792 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1057.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumai Khasmahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumai Khasmahal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Gorubathan
Pincode 735206
Area (hectares) 1057.05 hectares
Population 1,590
Male Population 798
Female Population 792
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kumai Khasmahal compares

By the 2011 count Kumai Khasmahal is the 14th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents. Its 1057.05 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Kumai Khasmahal

Kumai Khasmahal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kumai Khasmahal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kumai Khasmahal from other places

Kumai Khasmahal lies about 55 km from Darjiling, and the nearest railway station is Chalsa, about 14 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 Kumai Khasmahal
Tehsil headquarters Gorubathan 11 km
Nearest railway station Chalsa 14 km
Nearest town Kālimpong 19 km
District headquarters Darjiling 55 km

Villages closest to Kumai Khasmahal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumai Khasmahal village had a population of 1,590. That makes it the 14th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents.

Kumai Khasmahal village has 798 males and 792 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumai Khasmahal has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Kumai Khasmahal is 735206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kumai Khasmahal covers 1057.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kumai Khasmahal falls under Gorubathan tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kumai Khasmahal is Chalsa, about 14 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kumai Khasmahal.

Kumai Khasmahal is about 55 km from Darjiling in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumai Khasmahal is in Gorubathan tehsil of Darjiling district. Gorubathan is about 11 km away. Chalsa is about 14 km away. Kālimpong is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumai Forest (under 2 km), Samsing Khasmahal (2.6 km) and Paren Forest (8.1 km).

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

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