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About Sumaidi Village

Sumaidi is a mid sized village in Kashipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 519, made up of 268 males and 251 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 329.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sumaidi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sumaidi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Kashipur
Pincode 723132
Area (hectares) 329.01 hectares
Population 519
Male Population 268
Female Population 251
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sumaidi compares

By the 2011 count Sumaidi is the 121st largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 885 residents. Its 329.01 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Sumaidi

Sumaidi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sumaidi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Simla, Sirjam, Sonaojuri and Sonathol. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sumaidi

As per the Census of India 2011, Sumaidi village had a population of 519. That makes it the 121st largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 885 residents.

Sumaidi village has 268 males and 251 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sumaidi has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Sumaidi is 723132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sumaidi covers 329.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sumaidi falls under Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sumaidi notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Sumaidi.

Sumaidi is in Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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