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About Kumhar Khan Village

Kumhar Khan is a mid sized village in Gurur tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 920, made up of 472 males and 448 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 268.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumhar Khan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumhar Khan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Gurur
Pincode 491227
Area (hectares) 268.38 hectares
Population 920
Male Population 472
Female Population 448
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kumhar Khan compares

By the 2011 count Kumhar Khan is the 65th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents. Its 268.38 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 1022.

Getting to Kumhar Khan

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

Kumhar Khan lies about 62 km from Durg. 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 Kumhar Khan
Tehsil headquarters Gurur 7.4 km
Nearest town Dhamtari 9.3 km
District headquarters Durg 62 km

Villages closest to Kumhar Khan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gurur 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 Kumhar Khan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumhar Khan village had a population of 920. That makes it the 65th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents.

Kumhar Khan village has 472 males and 448 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumhar Khan has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Kumhar Khan is 491227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kumhar Khan covers 268.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kumhar Khan falls under Gurur tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Kumhar Khan 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 Kumhar Khan.

Kumhar Khan is about 62 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumhar Khan is in Gurur tehsil of Durg district. Gurur is about 7.4 km away. Dhamtari is about 9.3 km away. Durg is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Miri Tola (1.7 km), Kaneri (1.9 km) and Bheja (1.9 km).

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

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