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About Umariya Village

Umariya is a mid sized village in Paraswada tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 847, made up of 387 males and 460 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,189 females per 1000 males. The village covers 476.6 hectares hectares.

Umariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Umariya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Paraswada
Area (hectares) 476.6 hectares
Population 847
Male Population 387
Female Population 460
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,189
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Umariya compares

By the 2011 count Umariya is the 40th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 476.6 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1052.

Getting to Umariya

Umariya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Umariya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Umariya from other places

Umariya lies about 30 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Dhapewara, about 26 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
Nearest railway station Dhapewara 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Paraswada 30 km
District headquarters Balaghat 30 km
Nearest town Bālāghāt 30 km

Villages closest to Umariya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paraswada 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 847. That makes it the 40th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Umariya village has 387 males and 460 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Umariya has about 1189 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1052.

Umariya covers 476.6 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.

Umariya falls under Paraswada tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Umariya is Dhapewara, about 26 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Umariya.

Umariya is about 30 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Umariya is in Paraswada tehsil of Balaghat district. Dhapewara is about 26 km away. Paraswada is about 30 km away. Balaghat is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dinatola (1.8 km), Godaritola (2.1 km) and Chhapara (2.2 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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