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About Kumhari Village

Kumhari is a mid sized village in Sarangarh tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,563, made up of 757 males and 806 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 302.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496445, 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 Sarangarh
Pincode 496445
Area (hectares) 302.93 hectares
Population 1,563
Male Population 757
Female Population 806
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,065
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 29th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 792 residents. Its 302.93 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

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 46 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Jharadih, about 35 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 Sarangarh 14 km
Nearest railway station Jharadih 35 km
Nearest town Saktī 38 km
District headquarters Raigarh 46 km

Villages closest to Kumhari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sarangarh 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 1,563. That makes it the 29th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 792 residents.

Kumhari village has 757 males and 806 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumhari has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Kumhari is 496445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kumhari covers 302.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kumhari falls under Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kumhari is Jharadih, about 35 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 46 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumhari is in Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district. Sarangarh is about 14 km away. Jharadih is about 35 km away. Saktī is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhathagaon (2.5 km), Chanamuda (3.4 km) and Raksha (3.5 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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