About Sumarpur Village

Sumarpur is a mid sized village in Murarai I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,784, made up of 893 males and 891 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sumarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sumarpur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Murarai I
Pincode	731219
Area (hectares)	112.32 hectares
Population	1,784
Male Population	893
Female Population	891
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	998
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Sumarpur compares

By the 2011 count Sumarpur is the 34th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents. Its 112.32 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Sumarpur

Sumarpur 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 Sumarpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sumarpur from other places

Sumarpur lies about 31 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Banshlai Bridge, about under 2 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 Sumarpur
Nearest railway station	Banshlai Bridge	under 2 km
Nearest town	Pakur	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Murarai I	31 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	31 km

Villages closest to Sumarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Murarai I 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.

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Common questions about Sumarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sumarpur village had a population of 1,784. That makes it the 34th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents.

Sumarpur village has 893 males and 891 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sumarpur has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Sumarpur is 731219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sumarpur covers 112.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sumarpur falls under Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sumarpur is Banshlai Bridge, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sumarpur.

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

Sumarpur is in Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district. Banshlai Bridge is about under 2 km away. Pakur is about 17 km away. Murarai I is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.