Sumerpur, also known as Bharwa Sumerpur, is a town and a nagar panchayat

Nagar Panchayat

A nagar palika or nagar panchayat is a form of an urban political unit in India comparable to a municipality.An urban centre with more than 30,000 and less than 100,000 inhabitants is classified as a nagar panchayat....

 in Hamirpur district

Hamirpur District, Uttar Pradesh

Hamirpur district is one of the 70 districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India and Hamirpur town is the district headquarters. Hamirpur district is a part of Chitrakoot Division. The district occupies an area of 4,121.9 km². The district has a population of 1,042,374...

, Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

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, India

India

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Demographics

India census

Census

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, Sumerpur had a population of 24,656. Males constituted 54% of the population and females 46%. Sumerpur has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 69%, and female literacy is 47%. In Sumerpur, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Facilities

Sumerpur is connected to Kanpur and Rae Barelly via National Highway 38. There is a railway station named Takiya (TQA) on the North Central Railway, offering connections to Lucknow

Lucknow

Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division....

, Kanpur, Lalganj

Lalganj

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, Rae Barelly, Allahabad

Allahabad

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, and Unnao

Unnao

The town of Unnao is the headquarters of Unnao District in Uttar Pradesh, India between Kanpur and Lucknow. It is approximately 18 km from Kanpur & 60 km from Lucknow . It is connected to these two cities by roadway as well as by railway. The nearest airport is at Amausi about...

. Sumerpur is known for Deshi Juti, a type of leather shoe made there.

Temples

• Anusuiya Ashram (Gayatri tapobhumi)
• Maa Gayatri Temple
• Seeta Ram Temple (Gayatri tapobhumi)
• Radha Krishna Temple
• Hanuman Mandir (Village-Itra)

Schools and colleges

• Naga Swami Balika Degree College
• Gayatri Vidya Mandir Inter College
• Paramhans Buldelkhand Inter College
• Saraswati Shishu Mandir
• Bharti Shishu Mandir
• S.D.R.B. Public School
• Ajay Memorial Public School
• Inter Midiet Collage Bihar Unnao
• Triveni Kashi BalShiksha & Inter Collage Bihar Unnao
• Babu J.S.G.P.
• Raghuraja Ramgopal Mahila Mahavidyalaya
• Amar Shahid R.R.B. Singh Mahavidyalaya