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About Umla Village

Umla is a small village in Leh tehsil, in the district of Leh, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 99, made up of 53 males and 46 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 194101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Umla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Umla village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Leh
Tehsil Leh
Pincode 194101
Area (hectares) 29.1 hectares
Population 99
Male Population 53
Female Population 46
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Umla compares

By the 2011 count Umla is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 805 residents. Its 29.1 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Umla

Umla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Umla as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Tarchit, Taroo, Teri and Thiksey. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Umla

As per the Census of India 2011, Umla village had a population of 99. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 805 residents.

Umla village has 53 males and 46 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Umla has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Umla is 194101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Umla covers 29.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Umla falls under Leh tehsil of Leh district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Umla notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Umla.

Umla is in Leh tehsil of Leh district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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