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About Rumma Village

Rumma is a small village in Ghorawal tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 429, made up of 221 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rumma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rumma village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Ghorawal
Pincode 231210
Area (hectares) 95.02 hectares
Population 429
Male Population 221
Female Population 208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Rumma compares

By the 2011 count Rumma is the 216th largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 822 residents. Its 95.02 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Rumma

Rumma is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Rumma as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rumma from other places

Rumma lies about 31 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Lusa, about 24 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 Rumma
Tehsil headquarters Ghorawal 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Lusa 24 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 31 km
Nearest town Robertsganj 31 km

Villages closest to Rumma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rumma village had a population of 429. That makes it the 216th largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 822 residents.

Rumma village has 221 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rumma has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Rumma is 231210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rumma covers 95.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rumma falls under Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rumma is Lusa, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Rumma.

Rumma is about 31 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rumma is in Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Ghorawal is about 9.5 km away. Lusa is about 24 km away. Sonbhadra is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hinauti (1.7 km), Majhali (2.0 km) and Chandwa (2.1 km).

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

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