# Umarkuva Village, Akkalkuwa, Nandurbar (Maharashtra)

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Village · Akkalkuwa, Nandurbar 

# Umarkuva

Umarkuva is a village in Akkalkuwa sub-district of Nandurbar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **964 people in 210 households**, the 91st largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.

- 964people (2011)
- 210households
- 62.4%literacy
- 1,100females per 1,000 males

## Umarkuva PIN code and other codes

Umarkuva falls in Akkalkuwa sub-district, Nandurbar district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockAkkalkuwa
- Census village code525122

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Umarkuva from nearby towns?

- Akkalkuwa (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Nandurbar (district HQ)70 km by road
- Talode (nearest town)27 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 Umarkuva?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Umarkuva; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khapar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Akkalkuwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nandurbar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Umarkuva known for?

The main crops are **cotton and soybean**. About 64% of the 375 hectares of village land is sown, and 215 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 Umarkuva

Of every 100 households in Umarkuva in 2011, 15 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Umarkuva · ■ Akkalkuwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**86%

Tap water ****6%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****12%**

**23%

Television ****12%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**11%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****62%**

**77%

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 Umarkuva?

■ Umarkuva · ■ Akkalkuwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.4%**

**58.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1100**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****797**

**949

Working population ****58.8%**

**48.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.8% for men and 56.8% for women. 59% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 148 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 235 (41%) · **■** Other work 7 (1%) · **■** Marginal 177 (31%)

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 Akkalkuwa

- Tawali990 people
- Nimbapati987 people
- Koyalivihir982 people
- Bokhadi965 people
- Bharadipadar963 people
- Singpur Bk962 people
- Porambi953 people
- Gavhali946 people

[All 190 villages in Akkalkuwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/akkalkuwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Umarkuva from Nandurbar?70 km by road
- What is the population of Umarkuva?964 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Umarkuva in?Nandurbar district (Akkalkuwa sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Umarkuva?62.4% (Census 2011)