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About Kumhi Village

Kumhi is a small village in Chhuikhadan tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 328, made up of 154 males and 174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,130 females per 1000 males. The village covers 284.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumhi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Chhuikhadan
Pincode 495445
Area (hectares) 284.26 hectares
Population 328
Male Population 154
Female Population 174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,130
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kumhi compares

By the 2011 count Kumhi is the 153rd largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 284.26 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

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 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 Kumhi from other places

Kumhi lies about 34 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Jatkanhar, about 27 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 town Khairāgarh 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Chhuikhadan 15 km
Nearest railway station Jatkanhar 27 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 34 km

Villages closest to Kumhi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chhuikhadan 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 328. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Kumhi village has 154 males and 174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumhi has about 1130 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Kumhi is 495445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kumhi covers 284.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kumhi falls under Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kumhi is Jatkanhar, about 27 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 Kumhi.

Kumhi is about 34 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumhi is in Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Khairāgarh is about 4.5 km away. Chhuikhadan is about 15 km away. Jatkanhar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khamhardih (4.9 km), Lalpur (5.3 km) and Baiga Salhewara (6.0 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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