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About Kumhari Village

Kumhari is a large village in Marwahi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,750, made up of 1,336 males and 1,414 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1422.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumhari village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Marwahi
Pincode 495118
Area (hectares) 1422.78 hectares
Population 2,750
Male Population 1,336
Female Population 1,414
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kumhari compares

By the 2011 count Kumhari is the 8th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 1422.78 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Kumhari

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

Kumhari lies about 102 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Nigaura, about 19 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 Kumhari
Tehsil headquarters Marwahi 2.5 km
Nearest railway station Nigaura 19 km
Nearest town Pasān 22 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 102 km

Villages closest to Kumhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumhari village had a population of 2,750. That makes it the 8th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Kumhari village has 1,336 males and 1,414 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumhari has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Kumhari is 495118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kumhari covers 1422.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kumhari falls under Marwahi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kumhari is Nigaura, about 19 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Kumhari.

Kumhari is about 102 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumhari is in Marwahi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Marwahi is about 2.5 km away. Nigaura is about 19 km away. Pasān 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 Madakot (2.3 km), Chichghona (2.3 km) and Marwahi (2.5 km).

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

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