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About Umrapur Village

Umrapur is one of the larger villages in Suti II tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 19,855, made up of 9,936 males and 9,919 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1310.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742166, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Umrapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Umrapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Suti II
Pincode 742166
Area (hectares) 1310.96 hectares
Population 19,855
Male Population 9,936
Female Population 9,919
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Umrapur compares

By the 2011 count Umrapur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,615 residents. Its 1310.96 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Umrapur

Umrapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Umrapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Umrapur from other places

Umrapur lies about 34 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about 1.6 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 Umrapur
Nearest railway station Lohapur 1.6 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Suti II 34 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 34 km

Villages closest to Umrapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Suti II 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 Umrapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Umrapur village had a population of 19,855. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,615 residents.

Umrapur village has 9,936 males and 9,919 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Umrapur has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Umrapur is 742166. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Umrapur covers 1310.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Umrapur falls under Suti II tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Umrapur is Lohapur, about 1.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Umrapur.

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

Umrapur is in Suti II tehsil of Murshidabad district. Lohapur is about 1.6 km away. Nalhāti is about 14 km away. Suti II 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 Kisorpur (2.2 km), Syampur (4.0 km) and Manikpur (5.8 km).

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

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