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About Kumhari Village

Kumhari is a mid sized village in Manpur tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,605, made up of 792 males and 813 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1349.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumhari village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Manpur
Pincode 491229
Area (hectares) 1349.65 hectares
Population 1,605
Male Population 792
Female Population 813
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 528 residents. Its 1349.65 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

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 74 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Gudum, about 26 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 Manpur 15 km
Nearest railway station Gudum 26 km
Nearest town Dalli Rājhara 29 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 74 km

Villages closest to Kumhari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Manpur 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 1,605. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 528 residents.

Kumhari village has 792 males and 813 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumhari has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Kumhari is 491229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kumhari covers 1349.65 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.

Kumhari falls under Manpur tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kumhari is Gudum, about 26 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 74 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumhari is in Manpur tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Manpur is about 15 km away. Gudum is about 26 km away. Dalli Rājhara is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wako (2.3 km), Hilchur (3.2 km) and Bhawasa (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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