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About Umar Khal Village

Umar Khal is a mid sized village in Ichhawar tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 947, made up of 484 males and 463 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 688.39 hectares hectares.

Umar Khal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Umar Khal village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sehore
Tehsil Ichhawar
Area (hectares) 688.39 hectares
Population 947
Male Population 484
Female Population 463
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Umar Khal compares

By the 2011 count Umar Khal is the 58th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,029 residents. Its 688.39 hectares work out to about 1.4 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, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Umar Khal

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

Umar Khal lies about 29 km from Sehore. 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 Umar Khal
Tehsil headquarters Ichhawar 9.3 km
Nearest town Ashta 24 km
District headquarters Sehore 29 km

Villages closest to Umar Khal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ichhawar 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 Umar Khal

As per the Census of India 2011, Umar Khal village had a population of 947. That makes it the 58th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,029 residents.

Umar Khal village has 484 males and 463 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Umar Khal has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

Umar Khal covers 688.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Umar Khal falls under Ichhawar tehsil of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Umar Khal notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Umar Khal.

Umar Khal is about 29 km from Sehore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Umar Khal is in Ichhawar tehsil of Sehore district. Ichhawar is about 9.3 km away. Ashta is about 24 km away. Sehore is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Himmatpura (2.5 km), Chhapri Miya (2.5 km) and Shahpura (2.6 km).

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

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