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About Umariya Village

Umariya is a small village in Sihawal tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 399, made up of 206 males and 193 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265.46 hectares hectares.

Umariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Umariya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sidhi
Tehsil Sihawal
Area (hectares) 265.46 hectares
Population 399
Male Population 206
Female Population 193
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
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 179th largest of the 286 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 265.46 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

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 32 km from Sidhi, and the nearest railway station is Majhaoli, about 42 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
Tehsil headquarters Sihawal 10 km
District headquarters Sidhi 32 km
Nearest railway station Majhaoli 42 km

Villages closest to Umariya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sihawal 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 399. That makes it the 179th largest of the 286 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Umariya village has 206 males and 193 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Umariya has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Umariya covers 265.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Umariya falls under Sihawal tehsil of Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Umariya is Majhaoli, about 42 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 32 km from Sidhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Umariya is in Sihawal tehsil of Sidhi district. Sihawal is about 10 km away. Sidhi is about 32 km away. Majhaoli is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patulakhi (under 2 km), Laua (under 2 km) and Lauar Nankar (under 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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