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About Kumhali Village

Kumhali is a mid sized village in Gunderdehi tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 763, made up of 397 males and 366 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumhali village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Gunderdehi
Pincode 496224
Area (hectares) 258.76 hectares
Population 763
Male Population 397
Female Population 366
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kumhali compares

By the 2011 count Kumhali is the 108th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents. Its 258.76 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Kumhali

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

Kumhali lies about 29 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Gundardehi, about 14 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 Kumhali
Nearest railway station Gundardehi 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Gunderdehi 16 km
Nearest town Bhilai 26 km
District headquarters Durg 29 km

Villages closest to Kumhali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumhali village had a population of 763. That makes it the 108th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents.

Kumhali village has 397 males and 366 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumhali has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Kumhali is 496224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kumhali covers 258.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kumhali falls under Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kumhali is Gundardehi, about 14 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 Kumhali.

Kumhali is about 29 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumhali is in Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district. Gundardehi is about 14 km away. Gunderdehi is about 16 km away. Bhilai is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panwara (2.6 km), Ranchirai (3.3 km) and Parsahi (4.7 km).

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

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