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About Umarkhoh Village

Umarkhoh is a mid sized village in Begamganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,184, made up of 628 males and 556 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1110.88 hectares hectares.

Umarkhoh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Umarkhoh village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Begamganj
Area (hectares) 1110.88 hectares
Population 1,184
Male Population 628
Female Population 556
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Umarkhoh compares

By the 2011 count Umarkhoh is the 19th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 1110.88 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 884.

Getting to Umarkhoh

Umarkhoh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Umarkhoh as Available within <5 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 Umarkhoh from other places

Umarkhoh lies about 59 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Gulabhganj, about 44 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 Umarkhoh
Tehsil headquarters Begamganj 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Gulabhganj 44 km
District headquarters Raisen 59 km

Villages closest to Umarkhoh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Umarkhoh village had a population of 1,184. That makes it the 19th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Umarkhoh village has 628 males and 556 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Umarkhoh has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 884.

Umarkhoh covers 1110.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Umarkhoh falls under Begamganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Umarkhoh is Gulabhganj, about 44 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Umarkhoh.

Umarkhoh is about 59 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Umarkhoh is in Begamganj tehsil of Raisen district. Begamganj is about 7.1 km away. Gulabhganj is about 44 km away. Raisen is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paloha (2.0 km), Khiriya Sukalrai (2.0 km) and Barri Kalan (2.1 km).

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

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