Kumher

Kumher city
—  city  —
Kumher city
Location of Kumher city
in Rajasthan and India
Coordinates
Country India
State Rajasthan
District(s) Bharatpur
Population

Density

30,500 (2001)

400 /km2 (1,036 /sq mi)

Sex ratio 1000:989 /
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
Area

Elevation

5,566 square kilometres (2,149 sq mi)

176 metres (577 ft)

Kumbher is a historical city and municipality in the Bharatpur district of Rajasthan, India. It was founded by a Jat chieftain Kumbh.

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Geography

Kumher is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of 176 metres (577 feet). Kumher is also the birthplace of the illustrious Arya Samaji Vedic and Ayurvedic scholar, Pt. Satyendranath Vaidya (1902–1982).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[2] Kumher had a population of 30,500. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Kumher has an average literacy rate of 84%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 95%, and female literacy is 75%. In Kumher, 90% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Banking

There are branches of some nationalised banks in Kumher, and also has the only automated teller machine between Bharatpur and Deeg.

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