| Kumarpur | |
| Settlement Type: | Census Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Jharkhand#India3 |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Jharkhand, India |
| Coordinates: | 24.6853°N 87.8423°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Jharkhand |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Pakur |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.03 |
| Population Total: | 7153 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages (*For language details see Pakur block#Language and religion) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi, Urdu |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 814111 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone/ STD code |
| Area Code: | 06427 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Rajmahal |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Litipara |
Kumarpur is a census town in Pakur CD block in Pakur subdivision of Pakur district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Kumarpur is located at 24.6853°N 87.8423°W.
Kumarpur has an area of .[1]
The map shows a hilly area with the Rajmahal hills running from the bank of the Ganges in the extreme north to the south, beyond the area covered by the map into Dumka district. ‘Farakka’ is marked on the map and that is where Farakka Barrage is, just inside West Bengal. Rajmahal coalfield is shown in the map. The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation.[2]
Note: The full screen map is interesting. All places marked on the map are linked and you can easily move on to another page of your choice. Enlarge the map to see what else is there – one gets railway links, many more road links and so on.
According to the 2011 Census of India, Kumarpur had a total population of 7,153, of which 3,519 (49%) were males and 3,634 (51%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,742. The total number of literate persons in Kumarpur was 1,581 (29.22% of the population over 6 years).[1]
According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Pakur, Kumarpur covered an area of 4.03 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 10 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved hand pump, covered well. It had 199 domestic electric connections. Among the educational facilities it had 1 primary school, 1 middle school, other educational facilities at Pakur 5 km away. Two important commodities it manufactured were bidi, stone. It had the branch offices of 1 nationalised bank, 1 cooperative bank, 1 agricultural credit society, 1 non-agricultural credit society.[3]
Kumarpur is in the heart of the Pakur black stone mining area.[4]
Tilbhita railway station on the Sahibganj loop is located nearby.[5]