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About Umarpur Village

Umarpur is a mid sized village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,163, made up of 595 males and 568 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 333 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Umarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Umarpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Pincode 144033
Area (hectares) 333 hectares
Population 1,163
Male Population 595
Female Population 568
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Umarpur compares

By the 2011 count Umarpur is the 94th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 333 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Umarpur

Umarpur 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 Umarpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Umarpur from other places

Umarpur lies about 68 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Sanehwal, about 3.4 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 Sanehwal 3.4 km
Nearest town Sānehwāl 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Phillaur 28 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 68 km

Villages closest to Umarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Phillaur 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 1,163. That makes it the 94th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Umarpur village has 595 males and 568 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Umarpur has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Umarpur is 144033. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Umarpur covers 333 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Umarpur falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Umarpur is Sanehwal, about 3.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Umarpur.

Umarpur is about 68 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Umarpur is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Sanehwal is about 3.4 km away. Sānehwāl is about 4.1 km away. Phillaur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohanpur (6.3 km), Sangowal (7.0 km) and Bhoda (15 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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