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About Kumali Village

Kumali is a large village in Mal tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,434, made up of 1,276 males and 1,158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 406.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Mal
Pincode 735206
Area (hectares) 406.3 hectares
Population 2,434
Male Population 1,276
Female Population 1,158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kumali compares

By the 2011 count Kumali is the 52nd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents. Its 406.3 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Kumali

Kumali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kumali as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kumali from other places

Kumali lies about 27 km from Jalpaiguri, and the nearest railway station is Neoranadi, about 1.9 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 Kumali
Nearest railway station Neoranadi 1.9 km
Nearest town Maināguri 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Mal 27 km
District headquarters Jalpaiguri 27 km

Villages closest to Kumali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumali village had a population of 2,434. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents.

Kumali village has 1,276 males and 1,158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumali has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

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

Kumali covers 406.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kumali falls under Mal tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kumali is Neoranadi, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kumali.

Kumali is about 27 km from Jalpaiguri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumali is in Mal tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. Neoranadi is about 1.9 km away. Maināguri is about 23 km away. Mal is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Neora (under 2 km), Kantadighi Kumarpara (under 2 km) and Purba Kantadighi Kumarpara (under 2 km).

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

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