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About Sumka Village

Sumka is a mid sized village in Chandi tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,076, made up of 550 males and 526 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116 hectares hectares.

Sumka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sumka village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Chandi
Area (hectares) 116 hectares
Population 1,076
Male Population 550
Female Population 526
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sumka compares

By the 2011 count Sumka is the 44th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents. Its 116 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Sumka

The census records public bus service for Sumka as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sauwan, Senduara, Shekhpura and Sirampur Kharij Jama. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sumka

As per the Census of India 2011, Sumka village had a population of 1,076. That makes it the 44th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents.

Sumka village has 550 males and 526 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sumka has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 923.

Sumka covers 116 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sumka falls under Chandi tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The census record for Sumka notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sumka.

Sumka is in Chandi tehsil of Nalanda district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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