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About Umachigi Village

Umachigi is a mid sized village in Hubli tehsil, in the district of Dharwad, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,980, made up of 1,015 males and 965 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1109.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Umachigi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Umachigi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dharwad
Tehsil Hubli
Pincode 581117
Area (hectares) 1109.66 hectares
Population 1,980
Male Population 1,015
Female Population 965
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Umachigi compares

By the 2011 count Umachigi is the 25th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,856 residents. Its 1109.66 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 943.

Getting to Umachigi

Umachigi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Umachigi as Available within village. 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 Umachigi from other places

Umachigi lies about 41 km from Dharwad, and the nearest railway station is Navalgund Road, about 12 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 Umachigi
Nearest railway station Navalgund Road 12 km
Nearest town Annigeri 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Hubli 25 km
District headquarters Dharwad 41 km

Villages closest to Umachigi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Umachigi village had a population of 1,980. That makes it the 25th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,856 residents.

Umachigi village has 1,015 males and 965 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Umachigi has about 951 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 943.

The pincode recorded for Umachigi is 581117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Umachigi covers 1109.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Umachigi falls under Hubli tehsil of Dharwad district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Umachigi is Navalgund Road, about 12 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 village for Umachigi.

Umachigi is about 41 km from Dharwad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Umachigi is in Hubli tehsil of Dharwad district. Navalgund Road is about 12 km away. Annigeri is about 12 km away. Hubli is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koliwad (5.5 km), Malligwad (7.0 km) and Shirguppi (10 km).

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

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