Sumerpur, Unnao
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Sumerpur | |
|---|---|
Hamlet | |
 Map of Sumerpur CD block | |
  Sumerpur Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 26°16′52″N 80°48′09″E / 26.281116°N 80.802436°E[1] | |
| Country India |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Unnao |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | UP-35 |
Sumerpur is a hamlet of the village Chhanchhi Rai Khera, in Purwa tehsil of Unnao district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] Located 26 km south of Purwa and 50 km southeast of Unnao, Sumerpur serves as the headquarters of a community development block as well as a nyaya panchayat.[2] Sumerpur block was first established on 2 October 1955 in order to oversee implementation of India's Five-Year Plans at a local and rural level.[2] As of 2011, the block comprises 148 villages and has a total population of 151,933 people in 28,469 households.[3]
Sumerpur has a library, a primary healthcare centre, an artificial insemination centre, and a veterinary hospital.[2] The main crops are wheat, barley, gram, juwar, bajra, and paddy.[2] Irrigation is provided by a canal and by wells.[2] Sumerpur is located in the historical pargana of Bihar, which is 4 km to the northeast and connected to Sumerpur by an unmetalled road.[2]
Sumerpur hosts a market twice per week, on Thursdays and Sundays, with vegetables and cloth being the main items of business.[4] As of 1961, its average attendance was about 300 people.[4]