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About Jalaphet Bri Sumer Village

Jalaphet Bri Sumer is a large village in Saipung tehsil, in the district of Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,292, made up of 1,161 males and 1,131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793200, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalaphet Bri Sumer Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalaphet Bri Sumer village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District Jaintia Hills
Tehsil Saipung
Pincode 793200
Population 2,292
Male Population 1,161
Female Population 1,131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalaphet Bri Sumer compares

By the 2011 count Jalaphet Bri Sumer is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 425 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Jalaphet Bri Sumer

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

Jalaphet Bri Sumer lies about 15 km from Jaintia Hills, and the nearest railway station is Ditokcherra, about 43 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 Jalaphet Bri Sumer
District headquarters Jaintia Hills 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Saipung 17 km
Nearest town Jowai 33 km
Nearest railway station Ditokcherra 43 km

Villages closest to Jalaphet Bri Sumer

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Saipung 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 Jalaphet Bri Sumer

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalaphet Bri Sumer village had a population of 2,292. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 425 residents.

Jalaphet Bri Sumer village has 1,161 males and 1,131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalaphet Bri Sumer has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Jalaphet Bri Sumer is 793200. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jalaphet Bri Sumer falls under Saipung tehsil of Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Jalaphet Bri Sumer is Ditokcherra, about 43 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jalaphet Bri Sumer.

Jalaphet Bri Sumer is about 15 km from Jaintia Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalaphet Bri Sumer is in Saipung tehsil of Jaintia Hills district. Jaintia Hills is about 15 km away. Saipung is about 17 km away. Jowai is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalaphet Bri Sutnga (under 2 km), Shnongrim (2.5 km) and Lamyrsiang (2.7 km).

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

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