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About Umaiya Village

Umaiya is a large village in Rapar tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,121, made up of 1,591 males and 1,530 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2684.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Umaiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Umaiya village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Rapar
Pincode 370155
Area (hectares) 2684.42 hectares
Population 3,121
Male Population 1,591
Female Population 1,530
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Umaiya compares

By the 2011 count Umaiya is the 20th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,948 residents. Its 2684.42 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Umaiya

Umaiya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Umaiya as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Umaiya from other places

Umaiya lies about 112 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Padampur, about 10 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 Umaiya
Nearest railway station Padampur 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Rapar 11 km
Nearest town Rāpar 11 km
District headquarters Kachchh 112 km

Villages closest to Umaiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Umaiya village had a population of 3,121. That makes it the 20th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,948 residents.

Umaiya village has 1,591 males and 1,530 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Umaiya has about 962 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 956.

The pincode recorded for Umaiya is 370155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Umaiya covers 2684.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Umaiya falls under Rapar tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Umaiya is Padampur, about 10 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 10+ km distance for Umaiya.

Umaiya is about 112 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Umaiya is in Rapar tehsil of Kachchh district. Padampur is about 10 km away. Rapar is about 11 km away. Rāpar is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonalva (2.3 km), Kanpar (3.2 km) and Karuda (4.1 km).

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

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