Umaria is a municipality city
and administrative headquarter of the
Umaria district
Umaria district () is a district of Madhya Pradesh. The town of Umaria is the district headquarters. The district is part of Shahdol Division.
The total geographical area of the district sums up to 4548 square kilometers and has a population of ...
of the
Shahdol Division of
Madhya Pradesh
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India
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Geography
Umaria is located at and has an average elevation of 538 metres (1,765 feet).
Climate
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.
Economy
*
Umaria Coalfield:
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.
*
Sanjay Gandhi Thermal Power Station:
Sanjay Gandhi Thermal Power Station has an installed capacity of 1340.00 MW. The First unit was commissioned in March 1993.
* Agriculture :
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.
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
Shahdol is a City in Shahdol district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Shahdol district, The total geographical area of the district is .
Geography
Shahdol is Located on . It has an average eleva ...
, the parent district. Metalled roads connect the town with
Katni
Katni officially Murwara is a city on the banks of the Katni River in Madhya Pradesh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Katni District. It is in the Mahakoshal region of central India. The city is from the divisional headquarter ...
,
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
The South East Central Railway (abbreviated SECR) is one of the 19 Railway Zones in India. The zonal headquarters are located at Bilaspur and comprises the , and .
History
This Zone was formerly part of the South Eastern Railway. It was ina ...
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[https://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/umaria-umr/526]
References
{{Shahdol Division