# Umardha Village, Bankhedi, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/bankhedi/umardha/ Village · Bankhedi, Hoshangabad # Umardha Umardha is a village in Bankhedi sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **4,782 people in 1,102 households**, the 2nd largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%. - 4,782people (2011) - 1,102households - 65.1%literacy - 870females per 1,000 males ## Umardha PIN code and other codes Umardha falls in Bankhedi sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBankhedi - Census village code487936 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Umardha from nearby towns? - Bankhedi (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Hoshangabad (district HQ)117 km by road - Pipariya (nearest town)45 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 Umardha? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Umardha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Pipariya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Umardha known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 84% of the 1,702 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,216 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 Umardha Of every 100 households in Umardha in 2011, 74 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Umardha · ■ Bankhedi rural average Electricity for lighting ****74%** **59% Toilet within the home ****25%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****66%** **74% Tap water ****3%** **11% Drinking water within premises ****39%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **94% Use banking services ****21%** **27% Television ****24%** **24% Mobile phone ****44%** **38% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****42%** **36% Own their home ****96%** **96% 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 Umardha? ■ Umardha · ■ Bankhedi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%** **66.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****870** **919 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892** **931 Working population ****41.7%** **43.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.6% for men and 55.2% for women. 53% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 332 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,118 (56%) · **■** Household industry 46 (2%) · **■** Other work 183 (9%) · **■** Marginal 315 (16%) 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 Bankhedi - Bankhedi13,667 people - Chandon3,050 people - Malhanwada2,927 people - Pipariya Palia2,891 people - Bachavani2,675 people [All 125 villages in Bankhedi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/bankhedi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Umardha from Hoshangabad?117 km by road - What is the population of Umardha?4,782 (Census 2011) - Which district is Umardha in?Hoshangabad district (Bankhedi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Umardha?65.1% (Census 2011)