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About Sumeli Village

Sumeli is a mid sized village in Murwara tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 552, made up of 284 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.01 hectares hectares.

Sumeli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sumeli village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Murwara
Area (hectares) 144.01 hectares
Population 552
Male Population 284
Female Population 268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sumeli compares

By the 2011 count Sumeli is the 85th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents. Its 144.01 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Sumeli

The census records public bus service for Sumeli 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sumeli from other places

Sumeli lies about 14 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Hardua, about 2.9 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 Sumeli
Nearest railway station Hardua 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Murwara 14 km
District headquarters Katni 14 km
Nearest town Murwāra 14 km

Villages closest to Sumeli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sumeli village had a population of 552. That makes it the 85th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents.

Sumeli village has 284 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sumeli has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Sumeli covers 144.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sumeli falls under Murwara tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sumeli is Hardua, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 km distance for Sumeli.

Sumeli is about 14 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sumeli is in Murwara tehsil of Katni district. Hardua is about 2.9 km away. Murwara is about 14 km away. Katni is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patehara (1.8 km), Rampur (2.1 km) and Harduwa (2.5 km).

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

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