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About Kumharikhurd Village

Kumharikhurd is a mid sized village in Lanji tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,392, made up of 701 males and 691 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 318.55 hectares hectares.

Kumharikhurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumharikhurd village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Lanji
Area (hectares) 318.55 hectares
Population 1,392
Male Population 701
Female Population 691
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kumharikhurd compares

By the 2011 count Kumharikhurd is the 48th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 318.55 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Kumharikhurd

Kumharikhurd is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kumharikhurd as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kumharikhurd from other places

Kumharikhurd lies about 47 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Amgaon, 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 Kumharikhurd
Tehsil headquarters Lanji 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Amgaon 16 km
Nearest town Gondiā 28 km
District headquarters Balaghat 47 km

Villages closest to Kumharikhurd

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumharikhurd village had a population of 1,392. That makes it the 48th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Kumharikhurd village has 701 males and 691 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumharikhurd has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

Kumharikhurd covers 318.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kumharikhurd falls under Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kumharikhurd is Amgaon, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kumharikhurd.

Kumharikhurd is about 47 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumharikhurd is in Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district. Lanji is about 8.5 km away. Amgaon is about 16 km away. Gondiā is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dighori (under 2 km), Ameda (2.0 km) and Kumharikalan (2.2 km).

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

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