| Kumirdaha | |
| Settlement Type: | Village Panchayat |
| Pushpin Map: | India Jharkhand#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Jharkhand, India |
| Coordinates: | 24.0311°N 87.4197°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Jharkhand |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Dumka district |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 80 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Bengali, Hindi |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 814148 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 06434 |
| Registration Plate: | JH XX |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Dumka |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Climate |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | warm-temperate (Köppen) |
Kumirdaha is a village in the Ranishwar block in Dumka district of Jharkhand, India.[1] [2] The village has an old temple dedicated to hindu Goddess Durga. Dumka-Suri main road connects Jharkhand and West Bengal. A place named 'Border' is located at the extremity of the block.
Kumirdaha is located at 24° 1' 60N 87° 25' 0E. It has an average elevation of .[3] Kumirdaha is 40 km from its District Main City Dumka. It is 228 km from its State Main City Ranchi. Nearby villages are Mahishbathan, Sadipur, Patjor, Rangalia. Giripur, Rangamatia, Saltola, Sukhjora, Taldangal, Banskuli, Bilkandi, Dakshinjol, etc.
Kumirdaha has predominantly undulating terrain with hard rocks in the underground. The entire village has a topography with high ridges bounded by mountains and rivers. The fertility of soil is poor due to extensive erosion, acidic character and low retaining capacity. On the south of Kumirdaha lies the famous Mayurakshi river, on the west lies the hills of Massanjore (Rajmahal hills).
Kumirdaha has a warm-temperate climate, with hot, humid summers and mild, dry winters.
The population in the village is predominantly Bengali speaking due to its close proximity with West Bengal. There is a good number of Muslim population also. India census,[4] Kumirdaha had a population of 89336. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Kumirdaha has an average literacy rate of 47.54, lower than the national average of 74.4%: male literacy is 59.54% and, female literacy is 35.12%. In Dumka, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Most of the villagers belong to the lower and middle-class background. They depend on farming on their own land and others land. Only a few of the residents work in the service sector. Popular business of the region is shop owner. Kumirdaha is filled with shops of various kinds such as clothes, hardware, cement, and sweets. Kumirdaha has a Nationalized Bank.
Kumirdaha is connected with road to the neighboring city. Since July 2011 Dumka is connected with newly built Jasidih - Dumka railway line. Since then Kumirdaha got a new connectivity to the Howrah-New Delhi line, via Dumka-Jasidih. Although there is an ongoing work on new railway line, which will connect Dumka to Bhagalpur (Bihar) and Rampurhat (west Bangal) in coming years.
Buses are the preferred mode of transport and are run by both government agencies and private operators. Dumka has good connectivity to it neighboring district with buses. There is a luxury night bus service between Dumka - Ranchi and Kolkata.The following are railway stations close to Ranishwar
Mayurakshi Gramin College located at Ranishwar provides higher education to the students.[5] Ranishwar has some CBSE schools, and government schools following NCERT syllabus. Schools in and around Ranishwar include:[5]
Masanjore Dam is a picnic spot situated in Dumka District of Jharkhand. This small village is about 31 km south of Dumka. The Masanjore Dam on the Mayurakshi River is a major draw. From the counterpart rupee fund created through supplies of wheat and other materials from Canada for use in India, Canada Govt. devoted those funds to further development of the Mayurakshi project And Masanjore dam was commissioned in 1955. That's why the Dam still mentioned as Canada Dam. The dam is bounded by hills and forests. Mayurakshi Bhawan Bungalow and Inspection Bungalow offer accommodation in the village. By road, Masanjore is connected with Vakreshwara (59 km), Sainthia (50 km), Tarapith (70 km), Rampurhat (62 km) and Deoghar (98 km). Masanjor dam or the Pearson dam on river Mayurakshi is at the foothills of long range of forest clad parallel hill ranges. This place is basically a hydro electric power generating center but in the process of time it has become a center for the tourist. There is a garden on the down hill and two dak-bungalows on the bank of the river.