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About Sumahi Village

Sumahi is a mid sized village in Bansgaon tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 845, made up of 447 males and 398 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273413, 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 Gorakhpur
Tehsil Bansgaon
Pincode 273413
Area (hectares) 39.67 hectares
Population 845
Male Population 447
Female Population 398
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sumahi compares

By the 2011 count Sumahi is the 165th largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 932 residents. Its 39.67 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Sumahi

Sumahi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sumahi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Sumahi from other places

Sumahi lies about 11 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Jagatbela, about 4.5 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 Jagatbela 4.5 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Bansgaon 22 km

Villages closest to Sumahi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bansgaon 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 845. That makes it the 165th largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 932 residents.

Sumahi village has 447 males and 398 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sumahi has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Sumahi is 273413. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sumahi covers 39.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sumahi falls under Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sumahi is Jagatbela, about 4.5 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sumahi.

Sumahi is about 11 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sumahi is in Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Jagatbela is about 4.5 km away. Gorakhpur is about 11 km away. Bansgaon is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahilwar (under 2 km), Basoodeeha (under 2 km) and Atapar (7.1 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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