Village · Pushparajgarh, Anuppur
# Kumharwar

Kumharwar is a village in Pushparajgarh sub-district of Anuppur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,189 people in 302 households, the 57th largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.
- 1,189 people (2011)
- 302 households
- 61.5% literacy
- 1,039 females per 1,000 males

## Kumharwar PIN code and other codes

Kumharwar falls in Pushparajgarh sub-district, Anuppur district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Pushparajgarh
- Census village code 502210

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kumharwar from nearby towns?
- Pushparajgarh (sub-district HQ) 125 km by road
- Anuppur (district HQ) 125 km by road
- Anuppur (nearest town) 125 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kumharwar?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kumharwar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Khati
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Pushparajgarh
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shahdol
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kumharwar known for?

The main crops are dhan and wheat. About 4% of the 258 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kumharwar

Of every 100 households in Kumharwar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kumharwar · ■ Pushparajgarh rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 16%
- Toilet within the home 0% 2%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 97%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 15% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 80% 78%
- Television 0% 4%
- Mobile phone 14% 14%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 67% 63%
- Own their home 98% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kumharwar?

■ Kumharwar · ■ Pushparajgarh rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 61.5% 60.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1039 999
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 933 953
- Working population 75.3% 57.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.5% for men and 52.0% for women. 74% of men and 76% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 542 (61%) · ■ Farm labourers 104 (12%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 29 (3%) · ■ Marginal 219 (24%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Pushparajgarh
- Basahi 1,239 people
- Juhili 1,200 people
- Jarha 1,192 people
- Pipar Khunta 1,191 people
- Barbaspur 1,181 people
- Belgawan 1,181 people
- Thamardar 1,169 people
- Purga 1,166 people

All 271 villages in Pushparajgarh

## Quick answers
- How far is Kumharwar from Anuppur? 125 km by road
- What is the population of Kumharwar? 1,189 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kumharwar in? Anuppur district (Pushparajgarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kumharwar? 61.5% (Census 2011)

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