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About Kumhari Village

Kumhari is a large village in Kasdol tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,638, made up of 1,284 males and 1,354 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 680 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 492112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumhari village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Kasdol
Pincode 492112
Area (hectares) 680 hectares
Population 2,638
Male Population 1,284
Female Population 1,354
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kumhari compares

By the 2011 count Kumhari is the 10th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 680 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1024.

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 village. 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 81 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 38 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 Kasdol 12 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 17 km
Nearest railway station Nipania 38 km
District headquarters Raipur 81 km

Villages closest to Kumhari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kasdol 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 2,638. That makes it the 10th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Kumhari village has 1,284 males and 1,354 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumhari has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Kumhari is 492112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kumhari covers 680 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kumhari falls under Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kumhari is Nipania, about 38 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 village for Kumhari.

Kumhari is about 81 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumhari is in Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district. Kasdol is about 12 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 17 km away. Nipania 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 Devpur (2.7 km), Bhanpur (3.2 km) and Khaira (3.2 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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