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About Kumharari Village

Kumharari is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 55, made up of 25 males and 30 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,200 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumharari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumharari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173215
Area (hectares) 29.28 hectares
Population 55
Male Population 25
Female Population 30
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,200
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kumharari compares

By the 2011 count Kumharari is the 179th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 29.28 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 Kumharari

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

Kumharari lies about 17 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Sonwara, about 8.8 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 Kumharari
Nearest railway station Sonwara 8.8 km
Nearest town Kālka 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 17 km
District headquarters Solan 17 km

Villages closest to Kumharari

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 Kumharari

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumharari village had a population of 55. That makes it the 179th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Kumharari village has 25 males and 30 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumharari has about 1200 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

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

Kumharari covers 29.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kumharari is Sonwara, about 8.8 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 Kumharari.

Kumharari is about 17 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumharari is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Sonwara is about 8.8 km away. Kālka is about 11 km away. Kandaghat 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 Banjani (3.5 km), Banjni (3.5 km) and Chanor (4.2 km).

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

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