About Sumu Village

Sumu is a mid sized village in Burmu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,521, made up of 776 males and 745 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 727 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sumu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sumu village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Burmu
Pincode	835214
Area (hectares)	727 hectares
Population	1,521
Male Population	776
Female Population	745
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sumu compares

By the 2011 count Sumu is the 24th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents. Its 727 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Sumu

Sumu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sumu as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sumu from other places

Sumu lies about 39 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Kole, about 3.9 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 Sumu
Nearest railway station	Kole	3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Burmu	8.7 km
Nearest town	Churi	12 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	39 km

Villages closest to Sumu

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

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Common questions about Sumu

As per the Census of India 2011, Sumu village had a population of 1,521. That makes it the 24th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents.

Sumu village has 776 males and 745 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sumu has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Sumu is 835214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sumu covers 727 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sumu falls under Burmu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sumu is Kole, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sumu.

Sumu is about 39 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sumu is in Burmu tehsil of Ranchi district. Kole is about 3.9 km away. Burmu is about 8.7 km away. Churi is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.