Umaria

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Umaria
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Umaria
Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
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Umaria
Umaria (India)
Coordinates: 23°31′30″N80°50′10″E / 23.52500°N 80.83611°E / 23.52500; 80.83611
CountryFlag of India.svg India
State Madhya Pradesh
District Umaria
Named after Umrar river
Elevation
538 m (1,765 ft)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total
33,114
Languages
  Official Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration MP-48
Sex ratio 0.891 /
Website umaria.nic.in

Umaria is a municipality city [2] and administrative headquarter of the Umaria district of the Shahdol Division of Madhya Pradesh, India.

Contents

Geography

Umaria is located at 23°25′N78°38′E / 23.42°N 78.63°E / 23.42; 78.63 [3] and has an average elevation of 538 metres (1,765 feet).

Climate

Climate data for Umaria (1991–2020, extremes 1932–2011)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)34.4
(93.9)
37.6
(99.7)
41.0
(105.8)
48.7
(119.7)
46.9
(116.4)
46.5
(115.7)
41.5
(106.7)
37.8
(100.0)
37.5
(99.5)
38.0
(100.4)
35.0
(95.0)
32.5
(90.5)
48.7
(119.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)25.1
(77.2)
28.6
(83.5)
34.1
(93.4)
39.0
(102.2)
41.8
(107.2)
38.1
(100.6)
32.0
(89.6)
30.7
(87.3)
31.6
(88.9)
31.8
(89.2)
29.2
(84.6)
26.6
(79.9)
32.3
(90.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)6.8
(44.2)
10.0
(50.0)
14.8
(58.6)
19.9
(67.8)
24.1
(75.4)
24.0
(75.2)
21.9
(71.4)
21.0
(69.8)
20.4
(68.7)
16.0
(60.8)
10.7
(51.3)
6.2
(43.2)
16.2
(61.2)
Record low °C (°F)−0.2
(31.6)
0.4
(32.7)
4.4
(39.9)
10.6
(51.1)
14.0
(57.2)
14.2
(57.6)
13.2
(55.8)
11.0
(51.8)
11.0
(51.8)
6.1
(43.0)
1.0
(33.8)
0.0
(32.0)
−0.2
(31.6)
Average rainfall mm (inches)19.5
(0.77)
19.9
(0.78)
14.3
(0.56)
10.2
(0.40)
9.7
(0.38)
155.1
(6.11)
326.9
(12.87)
352.8
(13.89)
222.2
(8.75)
29.7
(1.17)
7.7
(0.30)
10.7
(0.42)
1,178.6
(46.40)
Average rainy days1.41.51.01.11.37.215.415.79.52.00.70.357.1
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST)52463430275175807561565153
Source: India Meteorological Department [4] [5] [6]

Demographics

According to the latest 2011 census, Umaria has a population of 33,114 divided in 15 wards. Male population is 17,509 and that of female is 15,605. Umaria has an average literacy rate of 84.70 percent, higher than state average of 69.32 percent, male literacy is 91.10 percent, and female literacy is 77.49 percent. In Umaria, 12.34 percent of the population is under 6 years of age. Out of the total population, 10,511 out of which 8,758 are males, engaged in work or business activity.

Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes constitutes 12.82 percent and 18.57 percent of the total population in Umaria. [2]

Religions in Umaria, 2011 Census data
ReligionPercent
Hindus
91.51%
Muslims
7.53%
Others†
0.96%
Distribution of religions
Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, and Jains.

Economy

The coalfield has an estimated reserve of 181.29 million tonnes, spread across six coal seams. The coals are relatively high in moisture (7-10%) and high in ash (18.6-29.4%). South Eastern Coalfields Limited operates eight mines. [7]

Sanjay Gandhi Thermal Power Station has an installed capacity of 1340.00 MW. The First unit was commissioned in March 1993. [8]

District is very backward in the field of agriculture. Tribals of the district prefer the cultivation in the old traditional method. Wheat and Paddy is major Crops of District. [9]

The size of the fields are very small Hence, for the rest part of the year they work on daily wages. Mahua fruit, wood & seeds are source of income for tribe area people.

Transportation

It is situated at a distance of about 69 km. from Shahdol, the parent district. Metalled roads connect the town with Katni, Rewa, Shahdol, etc., on which regular buses ply. Umaria is also a railway station on the Katni-Bilaspur section of the South East Central Railway zone. [10]

References

  1. "Census of India: Search Details". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Umaria Population Census 2011". 2011 Census of India.
  3. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Umaria
  4. "Climatological Tables of Observatories in India 1991-2020" (PDF). India Meteorological Department . Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  5. "Station: Umaria Climatological Table 1981–2010" (PDF). Climatological Normals 1981–2010. India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 773–774. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  6. "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M134. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  7. "Geological and geographical distribution of Coalfields of India". geologydata.info. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  8. "Sanjay Gandhi Thermal Power Plant". M.P.Power Generation Company Limited. Archived from the original on 9 March 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  9. https://umaria.nic.in/en/tourism/produce/
  10. https://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/umaria-umr/526