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About Umarpur Village

Umarpur is one of the larger villages in Samserganj tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,785, made up of 2,901 males and 2,884 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Umarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Umarpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Samserganj
Pincode 742202
Area (hectares) 95.23 hectares
Population 5,785
Male Population 2,901
Female Population 2,884
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
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 Umarpur compares

By the 2011 count Umarpur is the 8th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,530 residents. Its 95.23 hectares work out to about 61 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Umarpur

Umarpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Umarpur 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. The nearest villages by name are Ratanpur, Serpur, Sibpur and Sikdapur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 5,785. That makes it the 8th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,530 residents.

Umarpur village has 2,901 males and 2,884 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Umarpur has about 994 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 989.

The pincode recorded for Umarpur is 742202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Umarpur covers 95.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 61 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Umarpur falls under Samserganj tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Umarpur notes the nearest railway station 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 Umarpur.

Umarpur is in Samserganj tehsil of Murshidabad district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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