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About Sumatha Village

Sumatha is a mid sized village in Hatod tehsil, in the district of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,488, made up of 718 males and 770 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 805.61 hectares hectares.

Sumatha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sumatha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Indore
Tehsil Hatod
Area (hectares) 805.61 hectares
Population 1,488
Male Population 718
Female Population 770
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,072
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sumatha compares

By the 2011 count Sumatha is the 15th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,206 residents. Its 805.61 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Sumatha

Sumatha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sumatha as Available within village. 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 Sumatha from other places

Sumatha lies about 24 km from Indore, and the nearest railway station is Balauda Takun, about 11 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 Sumatha
Nearest railway station Balauda Takun 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Hatod 11 km
Nearest town Bāngarda Chhota 21 km
District headquarters Indore 24 km

Villages closest to Sumatha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sumatha village had a population of 1,488. That makes it the 15th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,206 residents.

Sumatha village has 718 males and 770 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sumatha has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Sumatha covers 805.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sumatha falls under Hatod tehsil of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sumatha is Balauda Takun, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sumatha.

Sumatha is about 24 km from Indore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sumatha is in Hatod tehsil of Indore district. Balauda Takun is about 11 km away. Hatod is about 11 km away. Bāngarda Chhota is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nogawan (2.2 km), Ahir Khedi (2.3 km) and Arniya (2.4 km).

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

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