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About Umri Village

Umri is one of the larger villages in Lakhnaur tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,323, made up of 2,734 males and 2,589 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 304.7 hectares hectares.

Umri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Umri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Lakhnaur
Area (hectares) 304.7 hectares
Population 5,323
Male Population 2,734
Female Population 2,589
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Umri compares

By the 2011 count Umri is the 9th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,417 residents. Its 304.7 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Umri

Umri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Umri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Umri from other places

Umri lies about 32 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Tamuria, about 6.5 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 Umri
Tehsil headquarters Lakhnaur 2.8 km
Nearest railway station Tamuria 6.5 km
Nearest town Jhanjhārpur 9.7 km
District headquarters Madhubani 32 km

Villages closest to Umri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Umri village had a population of 5,323. That makes it the 9th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,417 residents.

Umri village has 2,734 males and 2,589 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Umri has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Umri covers 304.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Umri falls under Lakhnaur tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Umri is Tamuria, about 6.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Umri.

Umri is about 32 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Umri is in Lakhnaur tehsil of Madhubani district. Lakhnaur is about 2.8 km away. Tamuria is about 6.5 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balia (under 2 km), Laufa (1.5 km) and Kasiam (2.1 km).

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

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