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About Umapur Village

Umapur is a mid sized village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,088, made up of 480 males and 608 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,267 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Umapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Umapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Pincode 222143
Area (hectares) 50.34 hectares
Population 1,088
Male Population 480
Female Population 608
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,267
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 Umapur compares

By the 2011 count Umapur is the 227th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 50.34 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Umapur

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

Umapur lies about 40 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Harpalganj, about 8.0 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 Umapur
Nearest railway station Harpalganj 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 27 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 27 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 40 km

Villages closest to Umapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Umapur village had a population of 1,088. That makes it the 227th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Umapur village has 480 males and 608 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Umapur has about 1267 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1061.

The pincode recorded for Umapur is 222143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Umapur covers 50.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Umapur falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Umapur is Harpalganj, about 8.0 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 Umapur.

Umapur is about 40 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Umapur is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Harpalganj is about 8.0 km away. Machhlishahr is about 27 km away. Machhlīshahr 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 Abhaipur (4.6 km), Hariya (7.5 km) and Kururiya (7.7 km).

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

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