Village · Goharganj, Raisen
# Umraoganj

Umraoganj is a village in Goharganj sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,286 people in 265 households, the 31st largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%.
- 1,286 people (2011)
- 265 households
- 75.3% literacy
- 943 females per 1,000 males

## Umraoganj PIN code and other codes

Umraoganj falls in Goharganj sub-district, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Obedullaganj
- Census village code 484380

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

## How far is Umraoganj from nearby towns?
- Goharganj (sub-district HQ) 28 km by road
- Raisen (district HQ) 40 km by road
- Bhopal (nearest town) 26 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Umraoganj?

21 services counted by the Census are inside Umraoganj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhopal
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 4 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Umraoganj known for?

About 90% of the 708 hectares of village land is sown, and 350 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Umraoganj

Of every 100 households in Umraoganj in 2011, 91 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Umraoganj · ■ Goharganj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 91% 81%
- Toilet within the home 42% 25%
- No toilet (open defecation) 58% 74%
- Tap water 1% 18%
- Drinking water within premises 37% 17%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 8% 6%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 90% 93%
- Use banking services 49% 38%
- Television 48% 36%
- Mobile phone 55% 43%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 24% 20%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 2%
- None of these assets 25% 35%
- Own their home 90% 93%

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

## What is the population of Umraoganj?

■ Umraoganj · ■ Goharganj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 75.3% 68.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 943 908
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 822 927
- Working population 50.2% 39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 64.7% for women. 58% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 122 (19%) · ■ Farm labourers 133 (21%) · ■ Household industry 25 (4%) · ■ Other work 81 (13%) · ■ Marginal 285 (44%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Goharganj
- Kumdi Bithori 1,314 people
- Goutampur 1,302 people
- Champaner 1,300 people
- Nayapura Sodarpur 1,300 people
- Silari 1,281 people
- Jhiri Bheda 1,272 people
- Bineka 1,222 people
- Chiklod Khurd 1,208 people

All 230 villages in Goharganj

## Quick answers
- How far is Umraoganj from Raisen? 40 km by road
- What is the population of Umraoganj? 1,286 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Umraoganj in? Raisen district (Goharganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Umraoganj? 75.3% (Census 2011)

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