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About Umatha Village

Umatha is a small village in Yamkeshwar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 167, made up of 74 males and 93 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,257 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Umatha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Umatha village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Yamkeshwar
Pincode 246121
Area (hectares) 171.58 hectares
Population 167
Male Population 74
Female Population 93
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,257
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 Umatha compares

By the 2011 count Umatha is the 83rd largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 171 residents. Its 171.58 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1206.

Getting to Umatha

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

Umatha lies about 27 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Virbhadra, about 19 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 Umatha
Tehsil headquarters Yamkeshwar 2.7 km
Nearest railway station Virbhadra 19 km
Nearest town Rishīkesh 20 km
District headquarters Garhwal 27 km

Villages closest to Umatha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Umatha village had a population of 167. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 171 residents.

Umatha village has 74 males and 93 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Umatha has about 1257 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1206.

The pincode recorded for Umatha is 246121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Umatha covers 171.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Umatha falls under Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Umatha is Virbhadra, about 19 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 Umatha.

Umatha is about 27 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Umatha is in Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district. Yamkeshwar is about 2.7 km away. Virbhadra is about 19 km away. Rishīkesh is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganga Bhogpur Malla (under 2 km), Ganga Bhogpur Talla (under 2 km) and Kimsar (1.6 km).

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

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