Sumerpur, also known as Bharuwa Sumerpur, is a town and a nagar panchayat in Hamirpur district, Uttar Pradesh, India.

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Coordinates: 25.8170°N 80.1515°E / 25.8170; 80.1515
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Population  (2011)
• Total	24,656
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	210502
Vehicle registration	UP 91 X XXXX
Website	up.gov.in

Demographics

As of the 2001 Census of India,[1] 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 79%, and female literacy is 62%. In Sumerpur, 27% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Industries

Sumerpur is also famous in region for housing two major industries these are:

1. Hindustan Unilever Limited
2. Rimjhim Ispat Ltd.

Sumerpur's famous shoes (leather jootis) are included in Uttar Pradesh's scheme One District One Product, in order to protect and revive this indigenous and specialized product.

Transport

Situated at about 15 km from district headquarters, 80 km from Kanpur well connected via NH 34 and 27.Sumerpur is also well connected to some major railway stations as Lucknow, Kanpur, Mumbai, Gorakhpur, Durg, Katni, Ragaul, Banda, Satna, Jhansi, Haridwar, Jabalpur, Chitrakoot.

Nearest airport are Kanpur Airport (domestic) and Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport.

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