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About Umarpur Village

Umarpur is a small village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 380, made up of 178 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,135 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Umarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Umarpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144214
Area (hectares) 135 hectares
Population 380
Male Population 178
Female Population 202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,135
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Umarpur compares

By the 2011 count Umarpur is the 231st largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 135 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Umarpur

Umarpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Umarpur 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Umarpur from other places

Umarpur lies about 49 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Ghaunspur, about 2.3 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 Umarpur
Nearest railway station Ghaunspur 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukerian 6.7 km
Nearest town Mukeriān 6.7 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 49 km

Villages closest to Umarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Umarpur village had a population of 380. That makes it the 231st largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Umarpur village has 178 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Umarpur has about 1135 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Umarpur is 144214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Umarpur covers 135 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Umarpur falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Umarpur is Ghaunspur, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Umarpur.

Umarpur is about 49 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Umarpur is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Ghaunspur is about 2.3 km away. Mukerian is about 6.7 km away. Mukeriān is about 6.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Langah (under 2 km), Pind Sahibka (under 2 km) and Alipur (1.5 km).

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

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