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Kumdih observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Jharkhand.
The principal temple recorded for Goilkera mandal is Hanuman Mandir Kalubathan. No temple of this dedication is on record within Kumdih itself.
By population, Kumdih ranks #99 of 114 villages in Goilkera mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kumdih is a village of 268 people in 51 households (Census 2011) in Goilkera block, West Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, the 99th-largest of 114 villages in Goilkera block. Literacy is 37%, about the same as the block average of 37% and the sex ratio is 942 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 833103, served by Goilkera post office; the LGD village code is 377634. The sarpanch is RANI KUI, and the village votes in Nirsa assembly constituency, represented by MLA Arup Chatterjee. The population is estimated at 316 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kebra →
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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