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Kumhankhar Population - Kanker, Chhattisgarh

Kumhankhar is a medium size village located in Narharpur Tehsil of Kanker district, Chhattisgarh with total 251 families residing. The Kumhankhar village has population of 1201 of which 579 are males while 622 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kumhankhar village population of children with age 0-6 is 142 which makes up 11.82 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kumhankhar village is 1074 which is higher than Chhattisgarh state average of 991. Child Sex Ratio for the Kumhankhar as per census is 1152, higher than Chhattisgarh average of 969.

Kumhankhar village has lower literacy rate compared to Chhattisgarh. In 2011, literacy rate of Kumhankhar village was 69.12 % compared to 70.28 % of Chhattisgarh. In Kumhankhar Male literacy stands at 79.73 % while female literacy rate was 59.16 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Kumhankhar village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Kumhankhar village.

Kumhankhar Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 251 - -
Population 1,201 579 622
Child (0-6) 142 66 76
Schedule Caste 39 17 22
Schedule Tribe 793 384 409
Literacy 69.12 % 79.73 % 59.16 %
Total Workers 740 372 368
Main Worker 487 - -
Marginal Worker 253 89 164

Caste Factor

In Kumhankhar village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 66.03 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 3.25 % of total population in Kumhankhar village.

Work Profile

In Kumhankhar village out of total population, 740 were engaged in work activities. 65.81 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 34.19 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 740 workers engaged in Main Work, 360 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 107 were Agricultural labourer.