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About Kumra Village

Kumra is one of the larger villages in Habra I tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,410, made up of 2,774 males and 2,636 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 323.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743271, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Habra I
Pincode 743271
Area (hectares) 323.31 hectares
Population 5,410
Male Population 2,774
Female Population 2,636
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kumra compares

By the 2011 count Kumra is the 8th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,194 residents. Its 323.31 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Kumra

Kumra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kumra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kumra from other places

Kumra lies about 7.0 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Sanhati Halt, about 4.4 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 Kumra
Nearest railway station Sanhati Halt 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Habra I 7.0 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 7.0 km
Nearest town Hābra 7.4 km

Villages closest to Kumra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumra village had a population of 5,410. That makes it the 8th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,194 residents.

Kumra village has 2,774 males and 2,636 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumra has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Kumra is 743271. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kumra covers 323.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kumra falls under Habra I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kumra is Sanhati Halt, about 4.4 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kumra.

Kumra is about 7.0 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumra is in Habra I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Sanhati Halt is about 4.4 km away. Habra I is about 7.0 km away. North Twenty Four Parganas is about 7.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ankhola (under 2 km), Bamhati Raghabpur (3.4 km) and Raghabpur (3.4 km).

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

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