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About Kumhari Village

Kumhari is a small village in Mayur Hand tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 306, made up of 164 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumhari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Mayur Hand
Pincode 825418
Area (hectares) 79 hectares
Population 306
Male Population 164
Female Population 142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kumhari compares

By the 2011 count Kumhari is the 68th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 569 residents. Its 79 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Kumhari

Kumhari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kumhari as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kumhari from other places

Kumhari lies about 33 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Bansinala Halt, about 29 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
Nearest town Bagaha 12 km
Nearest railway station Bansinala Halt 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayur Hand 33 km
District headquarters Chatra 33 km

Villages closest to Kumhari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayur Hand 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 306. That makes it the 68th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 569 residents.

Kumhari village has 164 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumhari has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Kumhari is 825418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kumhari covers 79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kumhari falls under Mayur Hand tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kumhari is Bansinala Halt, about 29 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kumhari.

Kumhari is about 33 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumhari is in Mayur Hand tehsil of Chatra district. Bagaha is about 12 km away. Bansinala Halt is about 29 km away. Mayur Hand is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chauria (2.2 km), Banri Gamharia (5.8 km) and Gamharia (5.8 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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