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About Kumhala Village

Kumhala is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 86, made up of 41 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,098 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumhala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumhala village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173215
Area (hectares) 62.3 hectares
Population 86
Male Population 41
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,098
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kumhala compares

By the 2011 count Kumhala is the 141st largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 62.3 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 967.

Getting to Kumhala

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

Kumhala lies about 11 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kanoh, about 1.8 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 Kumhala
Nearest railway station Kanoh 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 4.6 km
District headquarters Solan 11 km

Villages closest to Kumhala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumhala village had a population of 86. That makes it the 141st largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Kumhala village has 41 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumhala has about 1098 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Kumhala is 173215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kumhala covers 62.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kumhala falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kumhala is Kanoh, about 1.8 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 within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kumhala.

Kumhala is about 11 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumhala is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Kanoh is about 1.8 km away. Kandaghat is about 4.6 km away. Solan is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bisha (under 2 km), Jangal Bisha (under 2 km) and Jangal Surho (under 2 km).

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

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