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About Kumhariya Village

Kumhariya is a mid sized village in Kanke tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,785, made up of 908 males and 877 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 509.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 834006, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumhariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumhariya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Kanke
Pincode 834006
Area (hectares) 509.59 hectares
Population 1,785
Male Population 908
Female Population 877
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kumhariya compares

By the 2011 count Kumhariya is the 41st largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents. Its 509.59 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Kumhariya

Kumhariya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kumhariya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kumhariya from other places

Kumhariya lies about 17 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Hundur Halt, about 4.1 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 Kumhariya
Nearest railway station Hundur Halt 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanke 7.3 km
Nearest town Rātu 17 km
District headquarters Ranchi 17 km

Villages closest to Kumhariya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumhariya village had a population of 1,785. That makes it the 41st largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents.

Kumhariya village has 908 males and 877 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumhariya has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Kumhariya is 834006. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kumhariya covers 509.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kumhariya falls under Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kumhariya is Hundur Halt, about 4.1 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kumhariya.

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

Kumhariya is in Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district. Hundur Halt is about 4.1 km away. Kanke is about 7.3 km away. Rātu 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 Chardi (under 2 km), Batta (under 2 km) and Kalheyakanadu (under 2 km).

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

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