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About Sumgarh Village

Sumgarh is a mid sized village in Kapkot tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 859, made up of 405 males and 454 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,121 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1167.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263632, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sumgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sumgarh village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Kapkot
Pincode 263632
Area (hectares) 1167.15 hectares
Population 859
Male Population 405
Female Population 454
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,121
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 Sumgarh compares

By the 2011 count Sumgarh is the 20th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 1167.15 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1098.

Getting to Sumgarh

Sumgarh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sumgarh 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sumgarh from other places

Sumgarh lies about 28 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 94 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 Sumgarh
Tehsil headquarters Kapkot 11 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 28 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 55 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 94 km

Villages closest to Sumgarh

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 Sumgarh

As per the Census of India 2011, Sumgarh village had a population of 859. That makes it the 20th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Sumgarh village has 405 males and 454 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sumgarh has about 1121 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1098.

The pincode recorded for Sumgarh is 263632. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sumgarh covers 1167.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sumgarh falls under Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sumgarh is Kathgodam, about 94 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sumgarh.

Sumgarh is about 28 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sumgarh is in Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district. Kapkot is about 11 km away. Bageshwar is about 28 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pethi (under 2 km), Munar (2.3 km) and Saling (2.8 km).

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

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