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About Kumirdiha Village

Kumirdiha is a mid sized village in Arsha tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,961, made up of 1,027 males and 934 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 352.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumirdiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumirdiha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Arsha
Pincode 723216
Area (hectares) 352.48 hectares
Population 1,961
Male Population 1,027
Female Population 934
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kumirdiha compares

By the 2011 count Kumirdiha is the 27th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,629 residents. Its 352.48 hectares work out to about 5.6 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 990.

Getting to Kumirdiha

Kumirdiha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kumirdiha 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kumirdiha from other places

Kumirdiha lies about 40 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Jhalda, about 3.3 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 Kumirdiha
Nearest railway station Jhalda 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Arsha 22 km
Nearest town Chas 33 km
District headquarters Puruliya 40 km

Villages closest to Kumirdiha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumirdiha village had a population of 1,961. That makes it the 27th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,629 residents.

Kumirdiha village has 1,027 males and 934 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumirdiha has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Kumirdiha is 723216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kumirdiha covers 352.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kumirdiha falls under Arsha tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kumirdiha is Jhalda, about 3.3 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 village for Kumirdiha.

Kumirdiha is about 40 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumirdiha is in Arsha tehsil of Puruliya district. Jhalda is about 3.3 km away. Arsha is about 22 km away. Chas is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sitarampur (2.6 km), Jhalda (3.9 km) and Kishanpur (5.4 km).

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

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