# Umariya Village, Amarwara, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/amarwara/umariya-493886/ Village · Amarwara, Chhindwara # Umariya Umariya is a village in Amarwara sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,488 people in 316 households**, the 24th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%. - 1,488people (2011) - 316households - 58.3%literacy - 915females per 1,000 males ## Umariya PIN code and other codes Umariya falls in Amarwara sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockAmarwara - Census village code493886 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Umariya from nearby towns? - Amarwara (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Chhindwara (district HQ)61 km by road - Amarwara (nearest town)23 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Umariya? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Umariya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Khiheati - ○Degree college10+ km · Amarwara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Umariya known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and pea**. About 75% of the 460 hectares of village land is sown, and 157 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Umariya Of every 100 households in Umariya in 2011, 66 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Umariya · ■ Amarwara rural average Electricity for lighting ****66%** **66% Toilet within the home ****14%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **92% Tap water ****30%** **20% Drinking water within premises ****28%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **96% Use banking services ****65%** **54% Television ****6%** **12% Mobile phone ****9%** **19% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****67%** **51% Own their home ****83%** **94% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Umariya? ■ Umariya · ■ Amarwara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.3%** **64.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****724** **970 Working population ****49.2%** **51.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.2% for men and 48.0% for women. 51% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 76 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 583 (80%) · **■** Other work 22 (3%) · **■** Marginal 51 (7%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Amarwara - Jungawada1,537 people - Babai1,530 people - Markawada1,515 people - Lakhanwada1,488 people - Patniya1,458 people - Khami Hira1,430 people - Kekda1,360 people - Richheda1,303 people [All 150 villages in Amarwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/amarwara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Umariya from Chhindwara?61 km by road - What is the population of Umariya?1,488 (Census 2011) - Which district is Umariya in?Chhindwara district (Amarwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Umariya?58.3% (Census 2011)