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About Umariya Village

Umariya is a mid sized village in Bemetara tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,762, made up of 869 males and 893 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 532.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Umariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Umariya village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Bemetara
Pincode 491335
Area (hectares) 532.03 hectares
Population 1,762
Male Population 869
Female Population 893
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
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 18th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents. Its 532.03 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1000.

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 76 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 48 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 Bemetara 18 km
Nearest town Bemetāra 18 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 48 km
District headquarters Durg 76 km

Villages closest to Umariya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bemetara 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 1,762. That makes it the 18th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents.

Umariya village has 869 males and 893 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Umariya has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Umariya is 491335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Umariya covers 532.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Umariya falls under Bemetara tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Umariya is Hathbandh, about 48 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 76 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Umariya is in Bemetara tehsil of Durg district. Bemetara is about 18 km away. Bemetāra is about 18 km away. Hathbandh is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Betar (under 2 km), Bera (1.8 km) and Janta (2.4 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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