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About Sumti Village

Sumti is a mid sized village in Kapkot tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 511, made up of 256 males and 255 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263642, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sumti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sumti village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Kapkot
Pincode 263642
Area (hectares) 231.77 hectares
Population 511
Male Population 256
Female Population 255
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sumti compares

By the 2011 count Sumti is the 42nd largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 231.77 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1098.

Getting to Sumti

Sumti is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sumti as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Sumti from other places

Sumti lies about 16 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 82 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 Sumti
Tehsil headquarters Kapkot 14 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 16 km
Nearest town Almora 44 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 82 km

Villages closest to Sumti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sumti village had a population of 511. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Sumti village has 256 males and 255 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sumti has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1098.

The pincode recorded for Sumti is 263642. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sumti covers 231.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sumti falls under Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sumti is Kathgodam, about 82 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 10+ km distance for Sumti.

Sumti is about 16 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sumti is in Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district. Kapkot is about 14 km away. Bageshwar is about 16 km away. Almora is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majkhet (1.5 km), Pausari (1.8 km) and Jagthana (4.4 km).

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

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