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About Sumen Village

Sumen is a mid sized village in Gangtok tehsil, in the district of East District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,305, made up of 680 males and 625 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 480.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sumen Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sumen village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District East District
Tehsil Gangtok
Pincode 737134
Area (hectares) 480.43 hectares
Population 1,305
Male Population 680
Female Population 625
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sumen compares

By the 2011 count Sumen is the 27th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents. Its 480.43 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Sumen

Sumen is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sumen 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Shotak, Shyagyong Rumtek, Simik and Singbel. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sumen

As per the Census of India 2011, Sumen village had a population of 1,305. That makes it the 27th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents.

Sumen village has 680 males and 625 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sumen has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Sumen is 737134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sumen covers 480.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sumen falls under Gangtok tehsil of East District district in Sikkim.

The census record for Sumen notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 Sumen.

Sumen is in Gangtok tehsil of East District district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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