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About Kumhi Village

Kumhi is a mid sized village in Rajim tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,536, made up of 750 males and 786 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 473.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493885, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumhi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Rajim
Pincode 493885
Area (hectares) 473.12 hectares
Population 1,536
Male Population 750
Female Population 786
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kumhi compares

By the 2011 count Kumhi is the 33rd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents. Its 473.12 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Kumhi

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

Kumhi lies about 38 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Belsonda, about 10 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 Kumhi
Nearest railway station Belsonda 10 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajim 17 km
District headquarters Raipur 38 km

Villages closest to Kumhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumhi village had a population of 1,536. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents.

Kumhi village has 750 males and 786 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumhi has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Kumhi is 493885. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kumhi covers 473.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kumhi falls under Rajim tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kumhi is Belsonda, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Kumhi.

Kumhi is about 38 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumhi is in Rajim tehsil of Raipur district. Belsonda is about 10 km away. Mahāsamund is about 14 km away. Rajim is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hathkhoj (3.8 km), Pasaud (5.3 km) and Pokhara (5.6 km).

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

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