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About Sumthana Village

Sumthana is a mid sized village in Ahmadpur tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,297, made up of 653 males and 644 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 444 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413515, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sumthana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sumthana village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Latur
Tehsil Ahmadpur
Pincode 413515
Area (hectares) 444 hectares
Population 1,297
Male Population 653
Female Population 644
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sumthana compares

By the 2011 count Sumthana is the 47th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,586 residents. Its 444 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Sumthana

Sumthana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sumthana as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sumthana from other places

Sumthana lies about 56 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Gangakher, about 28 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 Sumthana
Tehsil headquarters Ahmadpur 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Gangakher 28 km
District headquarters Latur 56 km

Villages closest to Sumthana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sumthana village had a population of 1,297. That makes it the 47th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,586 residents.

Sumthana village has 653 males and 644 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sumthana has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Sumthana is 413515. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sumthana covers 444 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sumthana falls under Ahmadpur tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sumthana is Gangakher, about 28 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sumthana.

Sumthana is about 56 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sumthana is in Ahmadpur tehsil of Latur district. Ahmadpur is about 7.9 km away. Gangakher is about 28 km away. Latur is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shendri (2.2 km), Sunegaon (2.7 km) and Senkud (2.7 km).

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

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