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About Umariya Village

Umariya is a small village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 428, made up of 216 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.52 hectares hectares.

Umariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Umariya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Area (hectares) 79.52 hectares
Population 428
Male Population 216
Female Population 212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Umariya compares

By the 2011 count Umariya is the 371st largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 79.52 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Umariya

Umariya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Umariya as Available within 10+ 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 Umariya from other places

Umariya lies about 42 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Bilwai, about 3.0 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 Umariya
Nearest railway station Bilwai 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 9.4 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 9.4 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 42 km

Villages closest to Umariya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Umariya village had a population of 428. That makes it the 371st largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Umariya village has 216 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Umariya has about 981 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 1012.

Umariya covers 79.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Umariya falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Umariya is Bilwai, about 3.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Umariya.

Umariya is about 42 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Umariya is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Bilwai is about 3.0 km away. Shahganj is about 9.4 km away. Shāhganj is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jainagara (1.8 km), Danapur (1.8 km) and Kopa (1.8 km).

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

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