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About Kumhiya Village

Kumhiya is a mid sized village in Beohari tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,952, made up of 980 males and 972 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 567.77 hectares hectares.

Kumhiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumhiya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shahdol
Tehsil Beohari
Area (hectares) 567.77 hectares
Population 1,952
Male Population 980
Female Population 972
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kumhiya compares

By the 2011 count Kumhiya is the 24th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents. Its 567.77 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Kumhiya

Kumhiya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kumhiya as Available within village. 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 Kumhiya from other places

Kumhiya lies about 101 km from Shahdol. 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 Kumhiya
Tehsil headquarters Beohari 20 km
Nearest town Beohāri 20 km
District headquarters Shahdol 101 km

Villages closest to Kumhiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumhiya village had a population of 1,952. That makes it the 24th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents.

Kumhiya village has 980 males and 972 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumhiya has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Kumhiya covers 567.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kumhiya falls under Beohari tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Kumhiya notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kumhiya.

Kumhiya is about 101 km from Shahdol in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumhiya is in Beohari tehsil of Shahdol district. Beohari is about 20 km away. Beohāri is about 20 km away. Shahdol is about 101 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampurwa (2.7 km), Judmani (2.9 km) and Anahra (3.0 km).

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

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