Village · Batouli, Surguja
# Umapur

Umapur is a village in Batouli sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497101. The 2011 Census counted 623 people in 144 households, the 46th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.3%.
- 623 people (2011)
- 144 households
- 48.9% literacy
- 497101 PIN code

## Umapur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Umapur is 497101. Umapur falls in Batouli sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 497101
- Gram panchayat Jhargawan
- Community development block Batauli
- Census village code 433531

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Umapur from nearby towns?
- Batouli (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ) 28 km by road
- Ambikapur (nearest town) 28 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Umapur?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Umapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Umapur known for?

The main crops are paddy, maize and wheat. About 64% of the 298 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Umapur

Of every 100 households in Umapur in 2011, 74 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Umapur · ■ Batouli rural average
- Electricity for lighting 74% 68%
- Toilet within the home 100% 92%
- No toilet (open defecation) 0% 8%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 8%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 98%
- Use banking services 98% 53%
- Television 0% 9%
- Mobile phone 3% 18%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 1% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 79% 43%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Umapur?

■ Umapur · ■ Batouli rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 48.9% 58.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1049 1002
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 828 963
- Working population 68.4% 59.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.1% for men and 40.6% for women. 68% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 412 (97%) · ■ Farm labourers 6 (1%) · ■ Other work 3 (1%) · ■ Marginal 5 (1%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Batouli
- Salyadih 802 people
- Pathrai 788 people
- Jarhadih 745 people
- Basen 667 people
- Balampur 591 people
- Kachhardih 544 people
- Saraswatipur 531 people
- Naya Bandh 520 people

All 54 villages in Batouli

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Umapur? 497101
- How far is Umapur from Ambikapur? 28 km by road
- What is the population of Umapur? 623 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Umapur in? Surguja district (Batouli sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Umapur? 48.9% (Census 2011)

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