Sumerpur
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- For town in Hamirpur District, Uttar Pradesh see Sumerpur, Uttar Pradesh.
| ?Sumerpur Rajasthan • India |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| District(s) | Pali |
| Population | 31,459 (2001) |
Sumerpur is a town in Pali District of Rajasthan state in India.The town is headquarters of the Sumerpur tehsils.
Sumerpur lies south of the Sukri River and is an important agriculture mandi of Pali, Sirohi and Jalore districts. It is one of the biggest markets for mustard seed. Ghee making is a cottage industry of the town. Other major industries of Sumerpur includes Iron and Wood works. Sumerpur is famous in nearby places and Rajasthan for its ornamental iron works which produces articles like iron furnitures, gates and railings. Almost all the work is organised in the form of small scale industries. Jawai Dam is situated at about 10 km from the town. Bamnera and Bharunda village come under this tehsil.
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[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India census[1], Sumerpur had a population of 31,459. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Sumerpur has an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 47%. In Sumerpur, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age. In Sumerpur their are lots of graduates in the mere population of 32000, better ratio of computer per capita,good count of engg. working in MNC.
[edit] Institutes at Sumerpur
One of the important health centres in Sumerpur is a 150 bed, Bhagwan Mahavir Hospital, which caters to the needs of the people of surrounding areas. It is run by Rajasthan Medical Society. This hospital provides specialist care with fully-functional surgery, orthopaedics, gynaecology, paediatrics, internal medicine and radiology departments.
[edit] Schools at Sumerpur
There are about 36 schools. Most of them are Gov. Senior Secondary School, Adarsh Vidhya Mandir, Arya Samaj Mandir, Lilliput School, Swami Vivekanand School, Sun flower public school etc.
[edit] The People & Society
There have been so many people from Sumerpur who are successful worldwide.
Nagar Family in Sumerpur is one of the oldest and successful family from Sumerpur.
He is Vice Chairman of Western India Regional Council of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He is a chartered accountant who settled in Ahmedabad and now in USA.
He is MD Physician and well known diabetologist in Gujarat. He is having his own hospital in Gujarat Deesa.
He is software engineer and working with Wipro and currently in USA.
[edit] Place of tyre care invention
Sumerpur is the World's First Tyre Care Innovation Test & Trial Place since 1999. The invention titled as 'Fibre Touch Tyre Inflation System' (Mehta's FTTIS Technology) is made and designed by Sampat Raj Mehta and Kalpna Mehta permanent resident of Sumerpur. The said innovation is accepted by the 'The International Bureau of WIPO in Geneva, Switzerland, and a patent application in India in in process. The invention is awarded by the District Collector, Pali on 15th August, 2007. Also Rating is issued by the ARAI, Pune through National Innovation Foundation, Ahemdabad in year 2004 also appreciated by CIIE of IIM, Ahemdabad and GIAN (North), Jaipur in year 2003.
[edit] References
- ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
