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About Umerkhed Village

Umerkhed is a large village in Akola tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,236, made up of 1,160 males and 1,076 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212.08 hectares hectares.

Umerkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Umerkhed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Akola
Area (hectares) 212.08 hectares
Population 2,236
Male Population 1,160
Female Population 1,076
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Umerkhed compares

By the 2011 count Umerkhed is the 23rd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents. Its 212.08 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Umerkhed

Umerkhed is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Umerkhed as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Umerkhed from other places

Umerkhed lies about under 2 km from Umbri, and the nearest railway station is Akola, about 2.0 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 Umerkhed
Nearest town Umbri under 2 km
Nearest railway station Akola 2.0 km

Villages closest to Umerkhed

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Umerkhed village had a population of 2,236. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents.

Umerkhed village has 1,160 males and 1,076 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Umerkhed has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Umerkhed covers 212.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Umerkhed falls under Akola tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Umerkhed is Akola, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Umerkhed.

Umerkhed is about under 2 km from Umbri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Umerkhed is in Akola tehsil of Akola district. Umbri is about under 2 km away. Akola is about 2.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Umri Pragane Balapur (under 2 km), Pach Pimpal (2.3 km) and Akola (2.6 km).

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

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