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About Sumer Village

Sumer is a small village in Isagarh tehsil, in the district of Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 250, made up of 144 males and 106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 736 females per 1000 males. The village covers 416 hectares hectares.

Sumer Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sumer village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ashoknagar
Tehsil Isagarh
Area (hectares) 416 hectares
Population 250
Male Population 144
Female Population 106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 736
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sumer compares

By the 2011 count Sumer is the 158th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 925 residents. Its 416 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Sumer

Sumer is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sumer as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sumer from other places

Sumer lies about 31 km from Ashoknagar, and the nearest railway station is Rayser Jagir, about 16 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 Sumer
Nearest railway station Rayser Jagir 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Isagarh 21 km
District headquarters Ashoknagar 31 km

Villages closest to Sumer

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

Common questions about Sumer

As per the Census of India 2011, Sumer village had a population of 250. That makes it the 158th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 925 residents.

Sumer village has 144 males and 106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sumer has about 736 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 913.

Sumer covers 416 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sumer falls under Isagarh tehsil of Ashoknagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sumer is Rayser Jagir, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Sumer is about 31 km from Ashoknagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sumer is in Isagarh tehsil of Ashoknagar district. Rayser Jagir is about 16 km away. Isagarh is about 21 km away. Ashoknagar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rusalla Buzurg Nai Saray (under 2 km), Khas Kheda (1.9 km) and Baidhai (3.3 km).

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

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