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About Kumharua Village

Kumharua is a mid sized village in Karera tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,425, made up of 791 males and 634 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 802 females per 1000 males. The village covers 514.96 hectares hectares.

Kumharua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumharua village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Karera
Area (hectares) 514.96 hectares
Population 1,425
Male Population 791
Female Population 634
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 802
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 Kumharua compares

By the 2011 count Kumharua is the 48th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents. Its 514.96 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 857.

Getting to Kumharua

Kumharua is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kumharua 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 Kumharua from other places

Kumharua lies about 47 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Chirula, about 38 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 Kumharua
Tehsil headquarters Karera under 2 km
Nearest railway station Chirula 38 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 47 km

Villages closest to Kumharua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumharua village had a population of 1,425. That makes it the 48th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents.

Kumharua village has 791 males and 634 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumharua has about 802 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 857.

Kumharua covers 514.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kumharua falls under Karera tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kumharua is Chirula, about 38 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 Kumharua.

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

Kumharua is in Karera tehsil of Shivpuri district. Karera is about under 2 km away. Chirula is about 38 km away. Shivpuri is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khairaghat (under 2 km), Languri (3.1 km) and Dumghana (3.2 km).

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

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