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About Urmar Village

Urmar is a mid sized village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,254, made up of 640 males and 614 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 801 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Urmar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Urmar village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144204
Area (hectares) 801 hectares
Population 1,254
Male Population 640
Female Population 614
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Urmar compares

By the 2011 count Urmar is the 68th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 801 hectares work out to about 1.6 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Urmar

The census records public bus service for Urmar 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Urmar from other places

Urmar lies about 31 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Tanda Urmar, about under 2 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 Urmar
Nearest town Urmar under 2 km
Nearest railway station Tanda Urmar under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 15 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 31 km

Villages closest to Urmar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Urmar village had a population of 1,254. That makes it the 68th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Urmar village has 640 males and 614 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Urmar has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Urmar is 144204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Urmar covers 801 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Urmar falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Urmar is Tanda Urmar, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Urmar.

Urmar is about 31 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Urmar is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Urmar is about under 2 km away. Tanda Urmar is about under 2 km away. Dasua is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darapur (under 2 km), Rasulpur (1.5 km) and Bassi Jajal Khan (2.4 km).

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

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