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About Umariya Village

Umariya is a mid sized village in Kota tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 512, made up of 258 males and 254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Umariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Umariya village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Kota
Pincode 495116
Area (hectares) 131.5 hectares
Population 512
Male Population 258
Female Population 254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Umariya compares

By the 2011 count Umariya is the 123rd largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents. Its 131.5 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Umariya

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

Umariya lies about 30 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kalmitar, about 16 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 Umariya
Tehsil headquarters Kota 16 km
Nearest railway station Kalmitar 16 km
Nearest town Mungeli 27 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 30 km

Villages closest to Umariya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Umariya village had a population of 512. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents.

Umariya village has 258 males and 254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Umariya has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Umariya is 495116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Umariya covers 131.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Umariya falls under Kota tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Umariya is Kalmitar, about 16 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 Umariya.

Umariya is about 30 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Umariya is in Kota tehsil of Bilaspur district. Kota is about 16 km away. Kalmitar is about 16 km away. Mungeli is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Matsagra (4.2 km), Kusmuli (4.2 km) and Bicharpur (4.9 km).

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

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