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About Kumra Village

Kumra is a mid sized village in Bundwan tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 631, made up of 296 males and 335 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,132 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723129, 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 Puruliya
Tehsil Bundwan
Pincode 723129
Area (hectares) 133.19 hectares
Population 631
Male Population 296
Female Population 335
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,132
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kumra compares

By the 2011 count Kumra is the 56th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 133.19 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Kumra

Kumra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kumra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kumra from other places

Kumra lies about 31 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Bandhdih, about 12 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 town Chas 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Bandhdih 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bundwan 31 km
District headquarters Puruliya 31 km

Villages closest to Kumra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bundwan 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 631. That makes it the 56th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Kumra village has 296 males and 335 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumra has about 1132 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Kumra is 723129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kumra covers 133.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kumra falls under Bundwan tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kumra is Bandhdih, about 12 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kumra.

Kumra is about 31 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumra is in Bundwan tehsil of Puruliya district. Chas is about 8.5 km away. Bandhdih is about 12 km away. Bundwan is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandra (15 km), Sindruli (19 km) and Poradih (25 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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