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About Kumharkhan Village

Kumharkhan is a mid sized village in Bhatapara tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 642, made up of 330 males and 312 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 346.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumharkhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumharkhan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bhatapara
Pincode 493118
Area (hectares) 346.91 hectares
Population 642
Male Population 330
Female Population 312
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kumharkhan compares

By the 2011 count Kumharkhan is the 84th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents. Its 346.91 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Kumharkhan

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

Kumharkhan lies about 73 km from Raipur. 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 Kumharkhan
Tehsil headquarters Bhatapara 9.3 km
Nearest town Bhātāpāra 9.3 km
District headquarters Raipur 73 km

Villages closest to Kumharkhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumharkhan village had a population of 642. That makes it the 84th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents.

Kumharkhan village has 330 males and 312 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumharkhan has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Kumharkhan is 493118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kumharkhan covers 346.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kumharkhan falls under Bhatapara tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Kumharkhan notes the nearest railway station 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 Kumharkhan.

Kumharkhan is about 73 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumharkhan is in Bhatapara tehsil of Raipur district. Bhatapara is about 9.3 km away. Bhātāpāra is about 9.3 km away. Raipur is about 73 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akoli (2.4 km), Amliadih (2.5 km) and Amlidih (2.5 km).

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

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