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About Kumhari Village

Kumhari is a small village in Baramkela tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 449, made up of 223 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumhari village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Baramkela
Pincode 496551
Area (hectares) 193.66 hectares
Population 449
Male Population 223
Female Population 226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kumhari compares

By the 2011 count Kumhari is the 109th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 628 residents. Its 193.66 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

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 - 10 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 5.1 km from Baramkela, and the nearest railway station is Raigarh, about 42 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
Tehsil headquarters Baramkela 5.1 km
Nearest town Saraipali 37 km
Nearest railway station Raigarh 42 km

Villages closest to Kumhari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baramkela 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 449. That makes it the 109th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 628 residents.

Kumhari village has 223 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumhari has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Kumhari is 496551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kumhari covers 193.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kumhari falls under Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kumhari is Raigarh, about 42 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 - 10 km distance for Kumhari.

Kumhari is about 5.1 km from Baramkela in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumhari is in Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district. Baramkela is about 5.1 km away. Saraipali is about 37 km away. Raigarh is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kankidipa (under 2 km), Saraipali (under 2 km) and Jamchhapar (1.6 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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