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About Sumahi Village

Sumahi is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 824, made up of 434 males and 390 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272763, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sumahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sumahi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Pincode 272763
Area (hectares) 114.37 hectares
Population 824
Male Population 434
Female Population 390
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
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 Sumahi compares

By the 2011 count Sumahi is the 346th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 114.37 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Sumahi

The census records public bus service for Sumahi 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 Sumahi from other places

Sumahi lies about 61 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Uska Bazar, about 2.6 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 Sumahi
Nearest railway station Uska Bazar 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 12 km
Nearest town Bānsi 20 km
District headquarters Basti 61 km

Villages closest to Sumahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sumahi village had a population of 824. That makes it the 346th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Sumahi village has 434 males and 390 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sumahi has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Sumahi is 272763. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sumahi covers 114.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sumahi falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sumahi is Uska Bazar, about 2.6 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 Sumahi.

Sumahi is about 61 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sumahi is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Uska Bazar is about 2.6 km away. Harraiya is about 12 km away. Bānsi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kothwa (under 2 km), Sarnagi (under 2 km) and Usaka (under 2 km).

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

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