# Sumthana Village, Shirur-Anantpal, Latur (Maharashtra)

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Village · Shirur-Anantpal, Latur 

# Sumthana

Sumthana is a village in Shirur-Anantpal sub-district of Latur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,045 people in 212 households**, the 29th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.8%.

- 1,045people (2011)
- 212households
- 78.1%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Sumthana PIN code and other codes

Sumthana falls in Shirur-Anantpal sub-district, Latur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockShirur-Anantpal
- Census village code560554

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?

- Shirur-Anantpal (sub-district HQ)55 km by road
- Latur (district HQ)55 km by road
- Latur (nearest town)55 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shirur-Anantpal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shirur-Anantpal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shirur-Anantpal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)17 h summer · 18 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?

Products made here include jaggery. About 88% of the 286 hectares of village land is sown, and 251 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, 73 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sumthana · ■ Shirur-Anantpal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**63%

Tap water ****2%**

**60%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****67%**

**67%

Television ****15%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**13%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****42%**

**32%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 · ■ Shirur-Anantpal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%**

**75.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949**

**904

Working population ****49.9%**

**48.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.3% for men and 68.2% for women. 60% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 255 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 129 (25%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 57 (11%) · **■** Marginal 79 (15%)

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 Shirur-Anantpal

- Wanjarkheda1,222 people
- Chamarga1,206 people
- Lakkadjawalga1,133 people
- Dongargaon1,089 people
- Bibral1,013 people
- Karewadi965 people
- Bevanal961 people
- Rapka935 people

[All 48 villages in Shirur-Anantpal](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/latur/shirur-anantpal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sumthana from Latur?55 km by road
- What is the population of Sumthana?1,045 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sumthana in?Latur district (Shirur-Anantpal sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sumthana?78.1% (Census 2011)
