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About Kumharikalan Village

Kumharikalan is a mid sized village in Champa tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,341, made up of 672 males and 669 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumharikalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumharikalan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Champa
Pincode 494226
Area (hectares) 257.59 hectares
Population 1,341
Male Population 672
Female Population 669
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kumharikalan compares

By the 2011 count Kumharikalan is the 38th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,887 residents. Its 257.59 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Kumharikalan

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

Kumharikalan lies about 22 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Saragaon Road, about 2.9 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 Kumharikalan
Nearest railway station Saragaon Road 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Champa 13 km
Nearest town Chāmpa 13 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 22 km

Villages closest to Kumharikalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumharikalan village had a population of 1,341. That makes it the 38th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,887 residents.

Kumharikalan village has 672 males and 669 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumharikalan has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Kumharikalan is 494226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kumharikalan covers 257.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kumharikalan falls under Champa tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kumharikalan is Saragaon Road, about 2.9 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 Kumharikalan.

Kumharikalan is about 22 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumharikalan is in Champa tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Saragaon Road is about 2.9 km away. Champa is about 13 km away. Chāmpa is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumhari Khurd (under 2 km), Kadari (under 2 km) and Darri (1.7 km).

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

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