# Sumthana Village, Rajura, Chandrapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Rajura, Chandrapur 

# Sumthana

Sumthana is a village in Rajura sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **986 people in 250 households**, the 38th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.

- 986people (2011)
- 250households
- 72.3%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Sumthana PIN code and other codes

Sumthana falls in Rajura sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockRajura
- Census village code541790

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

## How far is Sumthana from nearby towns?

- Rajura (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Chandrapur (district HQ)22 km by road
- Rajura (nearest town)5 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 Sumthana?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Sumthana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rajura
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Rajura
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rajura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 16 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 Sumthana known for?

About 54% of the 896 hectares of village land is sown, and 475 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 Sumthana

Of every 100 households in Sumthana in 2011, 64 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sumthana · ■ Rajura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**75%

Use banking services ****75%**

**70%

Television ****23%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

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

**34%

Own their home ****90%**

**86%

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 Sumthana?

■ Sumthana · ■ Rajura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824**

**926

Working population ****55.4%**

**52.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.8% for men and 68.8% for women. 60% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 67 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 167 (31%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 57 (10%) · **■** Marginal 253 (46%)

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 Rajura

- Dhanora1,024 people
- Panchala1,012 people
- Dhidsi993 people
- Murti986 people
- Mangi Bk968 people
- Waroda962 people
- Kohapara955 people
- Sonurli953 people

[All 108 villages in Rajura](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/rajura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sumthana from Chandrapur?22 km by road
- What is the population of Sumthana?986 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sumthana in?Chandrapur district (Rajura sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sumthana?72.3% (Census 2011)