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About Kumarhat Village

Kumarhat is a mid sized village in Khanakul II tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,838, made up of 914 males and 924 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712417, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumarhat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumarhat village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Khanakul II
Pincode 712417
Area (hectares) 141.58 hectares
Population 1,838
Male Population 914
Female Population 924
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kumarhat compares

By the 2011 count Kumarhat is the 32nd largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,553 residents. Its 141.58 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Kumarhat

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

Kumarhat lies about 26 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Agarpara, about under 2 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 Kumarhat
Nearest town Pānihāti under 2 km
Nearest railway station Agarpara under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanakul II 26 km
District headquarters Hugli 26 km

Villages closest to Kumarhat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumarhat village had a population of 1,838. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,553 residents.

Kumarhat village has 914 males and 924 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumarhat has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Kumarhat is 712417. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kumarhat covers 141.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kumarhat falls under Khanakul II tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kumarhat is Agarpara, about under 2 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 Kumarhat.

Kumarhat is about 26 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumarhat is in Khanakul II tehsil of Hugli district. Pānihāti is about under 2 km away. Agarpara is about under 2 km away. Khanakul II is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baligari (4.8 km), Dakshin Sudam Chak (7.5 km) and Mahishnala Damkunda (7.5 km).

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

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