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About Kumhari Village

Kumhari is a mid sized village in Jaitpur tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,585, made up of 760 males and 825 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,086 females per 1000 males. The village covers 717.88 hectares hectares.

Kumhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumhari village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shahdol
Tehsil Jaitpur
Area (hectares) 717.88 hectares
Population 1,585
Male Population 760
Female Population 825
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,086
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kumhari compares

By the 2011 count Kumhari is the 25th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 879 residents. Its 717.88 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Kumhari

Kumhari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kumhari as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kumhari from other places

Kumhari lies about 119 km from Shahdol, and the nearest railway station is Sihora Road, about 13 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
Nearest railway station Sihora Road 13 km
Nearest town Sihorā 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaitpur 24 km
District headquarters Shahdol 119 km

Villages closest to Kumhari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaitpur 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 1,585. That makes it the 25th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 879 residents.

Kumhari village has 760 males and 825 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumhari has about 1086 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Kumhari covers 717.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kumhari falls under Jaitpur tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kumhari is Sihora Road, about 13 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 <5 km distance for Kumhari.

Kumhari is about 119 km from Shahdol in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumhari is in Jaitpur tehsil of Shahdol district. Sihora Road is about 13 km away. Sihorā is about 15 km away. Jaitpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhangawan (7.2 km), Ghun Ghuta (7.6 km) and Latariya Tola (8.2 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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