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About Umapur Village

Umapur is a large village in Colgong tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,321, made up of 1,220 males and 1,101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1291 hectares hectares.

Umapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Umapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Colgong
Area (hectares) 1291 hectares
Population 2,321
Male Population 1,220
Female Population 1,101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Umapur compares

By the 2011 count Umapur is the 37th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents. Its 1291 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Umapur

The census records public bus service for Umapur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Umapur from other places

Umapur lies about 27 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Katareah, about under 2 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 Umapur
Nearest railway station Katareah under 2 km
Nearest town Naugachhia 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Colgong 16 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 27 km

Villages closest to Umapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Colgong 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 Umapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Umapur village had a population of 2,321. That makes it the 37th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents.

Umapur village has 1,220 males and 1,101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Umapur has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 869.

Umapur covers 1291 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Umapur falls under Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Umapur is Katareah, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Umapur.

Umapur is about 27 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Umapur is in Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Katareah is about under 2 km away. Naugachhia is about 8.7 km away. Colgong is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopalpur (7.1 km), Gopalpur Gawaia (7.1 km) and Mohanpur Gaughatta Inglish (7.1 km).

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

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