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About Kumha Village

Kumha is a mid sized village in Narayanganj tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,044, made up of 533 males and 511 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 655.19 hectares hectares.

Kumha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandla
Tehsil Narayanganj
Area (hectares) 655.19 hectares
Population 1,044
Male Population 533
Female Population 511
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
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 Kumha compares

By the 2011 count Kumha is the 20th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 585 residents. Its 655.19 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Kumha

Kumha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kumha 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 Kumha from other places

Kumha lies about 26 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Mandla Fort, about 26 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 Kumha
Tehsil headquarters Narayanganj 3.7 km
District headquarters Mandla 26 km
Nearest town Mandlā 26 km
Nearest railway station Mandla Fort 26 km

Villages closest to Kumha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumha village had a population of 1,044. That makes it the 20th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 585 residents.

Kumha village has 533 males and 511 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumha has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 999.

Kumha covers 655.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kumha falls under Narayanganj tehsil of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kumha is Mandla Fort, about 26 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 Kumha.

Kumha is about 26 km from Mandla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumha is in Narayanganj tehsil of Mandla district. Narayanganj is about 3.7 km away. Mandla is about 26 km away. Mandlā is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kikariya (1.6 km), Chiri (1.9 km) and Chamarwah (2.2 km).

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

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