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About Kumhari Village

Kumhari is a large village in Basia tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,873, made up of 1,387 males and 1,486 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1004 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumhari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Basia
Pincode 835229
Area (hectares) 1004 hectares
Population 2,873
Male Population 1,387
Female Population 1,486
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
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 925 residents. Its 1004 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

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 within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 29 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Pokla, about 16 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 Basia 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Pokla 16 km
District headquarters Gumla 29 km
Nearest town Gumlā 29 km

Villages closest to Kumhari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Basia 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 2,873. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 925 residents.

Kumhari village has 1,387 males and 1,486 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumhari has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Kumhari is 835229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kumhari covers 1004 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kumhari falls under Basia tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kumhari is Pokla, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kumhari.

Kumhari is about 29 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumhari is in Basia tehsil of Gumla district. Basia is about 7.9 km away. Pokla is about 16 km away. Gumla 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 Tukai (2.1 km), Sonmer (2.1 km) and Ramjari (2.4 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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