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About Kumirmari Village

Kumirmari is one of the larger villages in Gosaba tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 17,451, made up of 8,885 males and 8,566 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2020.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743378, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumirmari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumirmari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Gosaba
Pincode 743378
Area (hectares) 2020.8 hectares
Population 17,451
Male Population 8,885
Female Population 8,566
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kumirmari compares

By the 2011 count Kumirmari is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,932 residents. Its 2020.8 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Kumirmari

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

Kumirmari lies about 31 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, about 16 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 Kumirmari
Tehsil headquarters Gosaba 11 km
Nearest railway station Canning 16 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 31 km

Villages closest to Kumirmari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumirmari village had a population of 17,451. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,932 residents.

Kumirmari village has 8,885 males and 8,566 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumirmari has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Kumirmari is 743378. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kumirmari covers 2020.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kumirmari falls under Gosaba tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kumirmari is Canning, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kumirmari.

Kumirmari is about 31 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumirmari is in Gosaba tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Gosaba is about 11 km away. Canning is about 16 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas 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 Pathankhali (7.5 km), Kamarpara (8.1 km) and Tentultala (8.8 km).

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

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