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About Kumhrawand Village

Kumhrawand is a mid sized village in Bakavand tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,045, made up of 534 males and 511 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 465.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumhrawand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumhrawand village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Bakavand
Pincode 494001
Area (hectares) 465.68 hectares
Population 1,045
Male Population 534
Female Population 511
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kumhrawand compares

By the 2011 count Kumhrawand is the 57th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,364 residents. Its 465.68 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Kumhrawand

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

Kumhrawand lies about 12 km from Bastar. 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 Kumhrawand
Tehsil headquarters Bakavand 12 km
District headquarters Bastar 12 km
Nearest town Jagdalpur 22 km

Villages closest to Kumhrawand

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumhrawand village had a population of 1,045. That makes it the 57th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,364 residents.

Kumhrawand village has 534 males and 511 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumhrawand has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1019.

The pincode recorded for Kumhrawand is 494001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kumhrawand covers 465.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kumhrawand falls under Bakavand tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Kumhrawand notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Kumhrawand.

Kumhrawand is about 12 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumhrawand is in Bakavand tehsil of Bastar district. Bakavand is about 12 km away. Bastar is about 12 km away. Jagdalpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barda (1.7 km), Muli (2.4 km) and Karanji (2.5 km).

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

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