About Umta Village

Umta is one of the larger villages in Visnagar tehsil, in the district of Mahesana, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,119, made up of 4,192 males and 3,927 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3279.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 384320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Umta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Umta village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Mahesana
Tehsil	Visnagar
Pincode	384320
Area (hectares)	3279.14 hectares
Population	8,119
Male Population	4,192
Female Population	3,927
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Umta compares

By the 2011 count Umta is the 4th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,160 residents. Its 3279.14 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Umta

Umta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Umta as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Umta from other places

Umta lies about 27 km from Mahesana, and the nearest railway station is Gunja, about 6.3 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 Umta
Nearest railway station	Gunja	6.3 km
Nearest town	Vadnagar	8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Visnagar	9.2 km
District headquarters	Mahesana	27 km

Villages closest to Umta

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

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Common questions about Umta

As per the Census of India 2011, Umta village had a population of 8,119. That makes it the 4th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,160 residents.

Umta village has 4,192 males and 3,927 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Umta has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Umta is 384320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Umta covers 3279.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Umta falls under Visnagar tehsil of Mahesana district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Umta is Gunja, about 6.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Umta.

Umta is about 27 km from Mahesana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Umta is in Visnagar tehsil of Mahesana district. Gunja is about 6.3 km away. Vadnagar is about 8.5 km away. Visnagar is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.