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About Sumer Village

Sumer is a mid sized village in Mungaoli tehsil, in the district of Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 647, made up of 354 males and 293 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 828 females per 1000 males. The village covers 329 hectares hectares.

Sumer Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sumer village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ashoknagar
Tehsil Mungaoli
Area (hectares) 329 hectares
Population 647
Male Population 354
Female Population 293
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 828
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sumer compares

By the 2011 count Sumer is the 126th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 851 residents. Its 329 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 888.

Getting to Sumer

Sumer is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sumer as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 35 km from Ashoknagar. 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
Tehsil headquarters Mungaoli 15 km
District headquarters Ashoknagar 35 km

Villages closest to Sumer

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mungaoli 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 647. That makes it the 126th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 851 residents.

Sumer village has 354 males and 293 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sumer has about 828 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 888.

Sumer covers 329 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Sumer notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Sumer is about 35 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 Mungaoli tehsil of Ashoknagar district. Mungaoli is about 15 km away. Ashoknagar is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahadurpur (under 2 km), Khopra (under 2 km) and Bamuriya (under 2 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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