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About Umariya Village

Umariya is a large village in Bilha tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,398, made up of 1,218 males and 1,180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 497.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495224, 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 Bilha
Pincode 495224
Area (hectares) 497.89 hectares
Population 2,398
Male Population 1,218
Female Population 1,180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Umariya compares

By the 2011 count Umariya is the 15th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,515 residents. Its 497.89 hectares work out to about 4.8 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 978.

Getting to Umariya

Umariya is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. 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 <5 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 16 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Belha, about 2.7 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
Nearest railway station Belha 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Bilha 4.9 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 16 km
Nearest town Bilāspur 16 km

Villages closest to Umariya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bilha 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 2,398. That makes it the 15th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,515 residents.

Umariya village has 1,218 males and 1,180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Umariya has about 969 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 978.

The pincode recorded for Umariya is 495224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Umariya covers 497.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Umariya falls under Bilha tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Umariya is Belha, about 2.7 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Umariya.

Umariya is about 16 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 Bilha tehsil of Bilaspur district. Belha is about 2.7 km away. Bilha is about 4.9 km away. Bilaspur 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 Pattharkhan (under 2 km), Parsada (1.6 km) and Bhatgaon (2.1 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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