Sumerpur is a hamlet of the village Chhanchhi Rai Khera, in Purwa tehsil of

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. Located 26 km south of Purwa and 50 km southeast of Unnao, Sumerpur serves as the headquarters of a

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as well as a

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. Sumerpur block was first established on 2 October 1955 in order to oversee implementation of India's

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at a local and rural level. As of 2011, the block comprises 148 villages and has a total population of 151,933 people in 28,469 households. Sumerpur has a library, a primary healthcare centre, an artificial insemination centre, and a veterinary hospital. The main crops are wheat, barley, gram, juwar, bajra, and paddy. Irrigation is provided by a canal and by wells. Sumerpur is located in the historical

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, which is 4 km to the northeast and connected to Sumerpur by an unmetalled road. Sumerpur hosts a market twice per week, on Thursdays and Sundays, with vegetables and cloth being the main items of business. As of 1961, its average attendance was about 300 people.

Villages

Sumerpur CD block has the following 148 villages:

References

{{Unnao district Unnao district Community development blocks in India