Umaria

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

Umaria
city
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Coordinates: 23.38°N 81.10°E / 23.38; 81.10
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Umaria
Elevation	538 m (1,765 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	33,114
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Sex ratio	0.891 ♂/♀
Website	www.umaria.nic.in

Geography

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

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
Religion			Percent
Hindus			91.51%
Muslims			7.53%
Others†			0.96%
Distribution of religions † Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, and Jains.

References

1. http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=478338
2. "Umaria Population Census 2011". 2011 Census of India.
3. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Umaria