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About Umarwada Village

Umarwada is a mid sized village in Waraseoni tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,837, made up of 933 males and 904 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 455.87 hectares hectares.

Umarwada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Umarwada village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Waraseoni
Area (hectares) 455.87 hectares
Population 1,837
Male Population 933
Female Population 904
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Umarwada compares

By the 2011 count Umarwada is the 37th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 455.87 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Umarwada

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

How far is Umarwada from other places

Umarwada lies about 25 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Saongi, about 9.4 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 Umarwada
Tehsil headquarters Waraseoni 8.9 km
Nearest town Wārāseonī 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Saongi 9.4 km
District headquarters Balaghat 25 km

Villages closest to Umarwada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Umarwada village had a population of 1,837. That makes it the 37th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Umarwada village has 933 males and 904 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Umarwada has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1019.

Umarwada covers 455.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Umarwada falls under Waraseoni tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Umarwada is Saongi, about 9.4 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Umarwada.

Umarwada is about 25 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Umarwada is in Waraseoni tehsil of Balaghat district. Waraseoni is about 8.9 km away. Wārāseonī is about 8.9 km away. Saongi is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bakera (under 2 km), Paunera (1.7 km) and Pounera (1.7 km).

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

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