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About Umri Village

Umri is a mid sized village in Samudrapur tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 536, made up of 278 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 495 hectares hectares.

Umri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Umri village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Samudrapur
Area (hectares) 495 hectares
Population 536
Male Population 278
Female Population 258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
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 Umri compares

By the 2011 count Umri is the 68th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 495 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Umri

Umri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Umri 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 Umri from other places

Umri lies about 41 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Borkhedi, about 13 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 Umri
Tehsil headquarters Samudrapur 12 km
Nearest railway station Borkhedi 13 km
Nearest town Hinganghāt 27 km
District headquarters Wardha 41 km

Villages closest to Umri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Umri village had a population of 536. That makes it the 68th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Umri village has 278 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Umri 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 929.

Umri covers 495 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.

Umri falls under Samudrapur tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Umri is Borkhedi, about 13 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 Umri.

Umri is about 41 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Umri is in Samudrapur tehsil of Wardha district. Samudrapur is about 12 km away. Borkhedi is about 13 km away. Hinganghāt is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurla (under 2 km), Jira (under 2 km) and Mahagaon (2.6 km).

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

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