# Sumka Village, Ariari, Sheikhpura (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ariari, Sheikhpura 

# Sumka

Sumka is a village in Ariari sub-district of Sheikhpura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,245 people in 179 households**, the 30th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.7%.

- 1,245people (2011)
- 179households
- 66.9%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Sumka PIN code and other codes

Sumka falls in Ariari sub-district, Sheikhpura district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChorvar
- Community development blockAriari
- Census village code244105

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sumka from nearby towns?

- Ariari (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Sheikhpura (district HQ)21 km by road
- Sheikhpura (nearest town)21 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Sumka?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sumka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sheikhpura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sheikhpura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ariari
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sumka known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 149 hectares of village land is sown, and 77 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Sumka

Of every 100 households in Sumka in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sumka · ■ Ariari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**82%

Tap water ****48%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**93%

Use banking services ****37%**

**29%

Television ****6%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****38%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Sumka?

■ Sumka · ■ Ariari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%**

**57.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****768**

**954

Working population ****53.6%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.0% for men and 62.7% for women. 54% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 627 (94%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 22 (3%) · **■** Marginal 11 (2%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Ariari

- Baruni1,432 people
- Bhojdih1,377 people
- Baikathpur1,337 people
- Afardih1,310 people
- Latkana1,228 people
- Gangapur1,130 people
- Mahuli1,102 people
- Ranka1,083 people

[All 68 villages in Ariari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/ariari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sumka from Sheikhpura?21 km by road
- What is the population of Sumka?1,245 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sumka in?Sheikhpura district (Ariari sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sumka?66.9% (Census 2011)