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About Kumhari Village

Kumhari is a mid sized village in Basna tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 582, made up of 289 males and 293 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 262.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumhari village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Basna
Pincode 496113
Area (hectares) 262.14 hectares
Population 582
Male Population 289
Female Population 293
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kumhari compares

By the 2011 count Kumhari is the 128th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 767 residents. Its 262.14 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Kumhari

Kumhari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kumhari as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kumhari from other places

Kumhari lies about 88 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Komakhan railway station, about 61 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 Kumhari
Nearest town Saraipali 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Basna 11 km
Nearest railway station Komakhan railway station 61 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 88 km

Villages closest to Kumhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumhari village had a population of 582. That makes it the 128th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 767 residents.

Kumhari village has 289 males and 293 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumhari has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Kumhari is 496113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kumhari covers 262.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kumhari falls under Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kumhari is Komakhan railway station, about 61 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 <5 km distance for Kumhari.

Kumhari is about 88 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumhari is in Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district. Saraipali is about 10 km away. Basna is about 11 km away. Komakhan railway station is about 61 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khusarupali (1.6 km), Gourtek (1.9 km) and Sankari (2.2 km).

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

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