# Sumerpur Village, Ramanujnagar, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Ramanujnagar, Surguja 

# Sumerpur

Sumerpur is a village in Ramanujnagar sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497333**. The 2011 Census counted **1,265 people in 255 households**, the 49th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%.

- 1,265people (2011)
- 255households
- 68.0%literacy
- 497333PIN code

## Sumerpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sumerpur is 497333.** Sumerpur falls in Ramanujnagar sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497333
- Gram panchayatSumerpur
- Community development blockRamanujnagar
- Census village code432821

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

## How far is Sumerpur from nearby towns?

- Ramanujnagar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)70 km by road
- Surajpur (nearest town)20 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 Sumerpur?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Sumerpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Deonagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ramanujnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Surajpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Sumerpur known for?

About 82% of the 309 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Sumerpur

Of every 100 households in Sumerpur in 2011, 56 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sumerpur · ■ Ramanujnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**94%

Tap water ****8%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**98%

Use banking services ****75%**

**58%

Television ****26%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**28%

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 Sumerpur?

■ Sumerpur · ■ Ramanujnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%**

**59.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1137**

**974

Working population ****57.5%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 54.2% for women. 57% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 458 (63%) · **■** Farm labourers 153 (21%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 32 (4%) · **■** Marginal 82 (11%)

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 Ramanujnagar

- Bharuha Muda1,391 people
- Senduri1,389 people
- Tripureshwarpur1,382 people
- Agustpur Alias Dhodha1,373 people
- Telsara1,262 people
- Chandarpur1,240 people
- Jagatpur1,228 people
- Ramtirth1,209 people

[All 76 villages in Ramanujnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/ramanujnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sumerpur?497333
- How far is Sumerpur from Ambikapur?70 km by road
- What is the population of Sumerpur?1,265 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sumerpur in?Surguja district (Ramanujnagar sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Sumerpur?68.0% (Census 2011)
