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About Umga Village

Umga is one of the larger villages in Madanpur tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 23,280, made up of 12,086 males and 11,194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5362 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Umga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Umga village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Madanpur
Pincode 804208
Area (hectares) 5362 hectares
Population 23,280
Male Population 12,086
Female Population 11,194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Umga compares

By the 2011 count Umga is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,751 residents. Its 5362 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Umga

Umga is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Umga as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Umga from other places

Umga lies about 22 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Dev Road Halt, about 20 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Umga
Tehsil headquarters Madanpur 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Dev Road Halt 20 km
Nearest town Rafiganj 21 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 22 km

Villages closest to Umga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madanpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Umga

As per the Census of India 2011, Umga village had a population of 23,280. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,751 residents.

Umga village has 12,086 males and 11,194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Umga has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Umga is 804208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Umga covers 5362 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Umga falls under Madanpur tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Umga is Dev Road Halt, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Umga.

Umga is about 22 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Umga is in Madanpur tehsil of Aurangabad district. Madanpur is about 3.2 km away. Dev Road Halt is about 20 km away. Rafiganj is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahar (under 2 km), Jalwand (1.6 km) and Ghatrain (2.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Umga today is likely to be higher.

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