Umaraha is a census town in Varanasi tehsil of

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in the

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. The census town & village falls under the Umaraha

gram panchayat Gram Panchayat () is a basic village-governing institute in Indian villages. It is a democratic structure at the grass-roots level in India. It is a political institute, acting as cabinet of the village. The Gram Sabha work as the general bo ...

. Umarha Census town & village is about 12 kilometers North-East of

Varanasi railway station Varanasi Junction railway station (station code: BSB), also known as Varanasi Cantt railway station, is the main railway station serving the city of Varanasi. The other key railway stations in Varanasi Metro area are (formerly Manduadih), , P ...

, 317 kilometers South-East of

Lucknow Lucknow (, ) is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and it is also the second largest urban agglomeration in Uttar Pradesh. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and division ...

and 17 kilometers North-East of

Banaras Hindu University Banaras Hindu University (BHU) IAST: kāśī hindū viśvavidyālaya IPA: /kaːʃiː hɪnd̪uː ʋɪʃwəʋid̪jaːləj/), is a collegiate, central, and research university located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, and founded in 1916 ...

main gate.

Demography

Umaraha has 961 families with a total population of 6,429.

Sex ratio The sex ratio (or gender ratio) is usually defined as the ratio of males to females in a population. As explained by Fisher's principle, for evolutionary reasons this is typically about 1:1 in species which reproduce sexually. Many species d ...

of the census town is 921 and child sex ratio is 1,000.

state average for both ratios is 912 and 902 respectively .

Transportation

Umaraha is connected by air ( Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport), by train (

) and also connected by Highway Number 29. Nearest operational airports are Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport.The nearest operational railway station is Sarnath Station and

(6 and 36 kilometres respectively from Umaraha).

Notes

* All demographic data is based on

2011 Census of India The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...

References

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(10 km) , Southeast =

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Kashi Vishwanath Temple The Kashi Vishwanath Temple is a famous Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. It is located in Vishwanath Gali of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh in India. The temple stands on the western bank of the holy river Ganga, and is one of the twelve Jyot ...

(12 km) , West = Khajuhi (7 km) , Northwest = Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport (29 km) Census towns in Varanasi district Cities and towns in Varanasi district

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