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About Kumhi Village

Kumhi is a large village in Pandariya tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,413, made up of 1,273 males and 1,140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 563.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491559, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumhi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Pandariya
Pincode 491559
Area (hectares) 563.99 hectares
Population 2,413
Male Population 1,273
Female Population 1,140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kumhi compares

By the 2011 count Kumhi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 849 residents. Its 563.99 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 994.

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 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 19 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Kargi Road, about 65 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
Tehsil headquarters Pandariya 6.5 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 19 km
Nearest town Kawardha 25 km
Nearest railway station Kargi Road 65 km

Villages closest to Kumhi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pandariya 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 2,413. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 849 residents.

Kumhi village has 1,273 males and 1,140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumhi has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Kumhi is 491559. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kumhi covers 563.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kumhi falls under Pandariya tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kumhi is Kargi Road, about 65 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kumhi.

Kumhi is about 19 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumhi is in Pandariya tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Pandariya is about 6.5 km away. Kabeerdham is about 19 km away. Kawardha is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belmunda (1.7 km), Akbarkapa (1.7 km) and Girdhari Kapa (1.7 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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