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About Umla Village

Umla is a small village in Keskal tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 355, made up of 168 males and 187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,113 females per 1000 males. The village covers 378 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 490025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Umla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Umla village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Keskal
Pincode 490025
Area (hectares) 378 hectares
Population 355
Male Population 168
Female Population 187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,113
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Umla compares

By the 2011 count Umla is the 64th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 810 residents. Its 378 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Umla

Umla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Umla as Available. 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 Umla from other places

Umla lies about 109 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 24 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 Umla
Nearest railway station Antagarh 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Keskal 26 km
Nearest town Kānker 32 km
District headquarters Bastar 109 km

Villages closest to Umla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Umla village had a population of 355. That makes it the 64th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 810 residents.

Umla village has 168 males and 187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Umla has about 1113 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Umla is 490025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Umla covers 378 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Umla falls under Keskal tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Umla is Antagarh, about 24 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Umla.

Umla is about 109 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Umla is in Keskal tehsil of Bastar district. Antagarh is about 24 km away. Keskal is about 26 km away. Kānker is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Eragaon (2.0 km), Dundabedma (2.2 km) and Gaddad (2.8 km).

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

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