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About Umrasu Village

Umrasu is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 119, made up of 55 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,164 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Umrasu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Umrasu village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 249301
Area (hectares) 130.92 hectares
Population 119
Male Population 55
Female Population 64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,164
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 Umrasu compares

By the 2011 count Umrasu is the 280th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 130.92 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Umrasu

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

Umrasu lies about 34 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 29 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 Umrasu
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 19 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 29 km
District headquarters Garhwal 34 km

Villages closest to Umrasu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Umrasu village had a population of 119. That makes it the 280th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Umrasu village has 55 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Umrasu has about 1164 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Umrasu is 249301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Umrasu covers 130.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Umrasu falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Umrasu is Rishikesh, about 29 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 Umrasu.

Umrasu is about 34 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Umrasu is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 19 km away. Rishikesh is about 29 km away. Garhwal is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahar Palla (8.5 km), Mahar Walla (8.5 km) and Papad Toli (13 km).

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

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