# Umbaj Village, Kandhar, Nanded (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nanded/kandhar/umbaj/ Village · Kandhar, Nanded # Umbaj Umbaj is a village in Kandhar sub-district of Nanded district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,547 people in 529 households**, the 25th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.4%. - 2,547people (2011) - 529households - 74.7%literacy - 958females per 1,000 males ## Umbaj PIN code and other codes Umbaj falls in Kandhar sub-district, Nanded district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockKandhar - Census village code545329 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Umbaj from nearby towns? - Kandhar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Nanded (district HQ)60 km by road - Kandhar (nearest town)10 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 Umbaj? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Umbaj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Kandhar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kandhar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Umbaj known for? The main crops are **cotton, soybean and jowar**. About 65% of the 1,795 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,143 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 Umbaj Of every 100 households in Umbaj in 2011, 53 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Umbaj · ■ Kandhar rural average Electricity for lighting ****53%** **63% Toilet within the home ****4%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **86% Tap water ****65%** **36% Drinking water within premises ****47%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **96% Use banking services ****17%** **43% Television ****8%** **15% Mobile phone ****45%** **48% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****49%** **42% Own their home ****99%** **97% 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 Umbaj? ■ Umbaj · ■ Kandhar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.7%** **73.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958** **933 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****908** **889 Working population ****49.9%** **48.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.8% for men and 62.3% for women. 48% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 350 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 533 (42%) · **■** Household industry 28 (2%) · **■** Other work 300 (24%) · **■** Marginal 59 (5%) 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 Kandhar - Dahikalamba2,795 people - Abulaga2,662 people - Mangal Sangvi2,634 people - Shekapur2,619 people - Ghodaj2,531 people - Digras Kh.2,350 people - Nandanwan2,324 people - Gonar2,280 people [All 127 villages in Kandhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nanded/kandhar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Umbaj from Nanded?60 km by road - What is the population of Umbaj?2,547 (Census 2011) - Which district is Umbaj in?Nanded district (Kandhar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Umbaj?74.7% (Census 2011)