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About Kumhi Village

Kumhi is a mid sized village in Berla tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,247, made up of 634 males and 613 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 507.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491332, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumhi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Berla
Pincode 491332
Area (hectares) 507.02 hectares
Population 1,247
Male Population 634
Female Population 613
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kumhi compares

By the 2011 count Kumhi is the 58th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,411 residents. Its 507.02 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Kumhi

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

Kumhi lies about 45 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Mandhar, about 13 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 Kumhi
Nearest railway station Mandhar 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Berla 19 km
Nearest town Kumhāri 21 km
District headquarters Durg 45 km

Villages closest to Kumhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumhi village had a population of 1,247. That makes it the 58th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,411 residents.

Kumhi village has 634 males and 613 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumhi has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Kumhi is 491332. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kumhi covers 507.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kumhi falls under Berla tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kumhi is Mandhar, about 13 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 Kumhi.

Kumhi is about 45 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumhi is in Berla tehsil of Durg district. Mandhar is about 13 km away. Berla is about 19 km away. Kumhāri is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumhiguda (under 2 km), Dhaba (1.9 km) and Deosara (2.0 km).

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

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