Umaria

City in Madhya Pradesh, India
23°23′N 81°06′E / 23.38°N 81.10°E / 23.38; 81.10Country IndiaStateMadhya PradeshDistrictUmariaNamed forUmrar riverElevation
538 m (1,765 ft)Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total33,114Languages
 • OfficialHindiTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)Vehicle registrationMP-48Sex ratio0.891 ♂/♀Websiteumaria.nic.in

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

Geography

Umaria is located at 23°25′N 78°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 (1981–2010, extremes 1932–2011)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
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)
36.2
(97.2)
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)
28.1
(82.6)
33.6
(92.5)
38.9
(102.0)
41.5
(106.7)
38.3
(100.9)
31.8
(89.2)
30.4
(86.7)
31.3
(88.3)
31.5
(88.7)
28.9
(84.0)
26.3
(79.3)
32.1
(89.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 7.7
(45.9)
10.4
(50.7)
15.3
(59.5)
20.5
(68.9)
24.4
(75.9)
24.3
(75.7)
22.1
(71.8)
21.3
(70.3)
20.8
(69.4)
16.7
(62.1)
11.2
(52.2)
7.0
(44.6)
16.8
(62.2)
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) 20.3
(0.80)
20.0
(0.79)
13.0
(0.51)
8.2
(0.32)
10.6
(0.42)
133.2
(5.24)
306.4
(12.06)
372.6
(14.67)
247.6
(9.75)
40.4
(1.59)
6.8
(0.27)
10.9
(0.43)
1,190
(46.85)
Average rainy days 1.9 1.8 1.1 0.9 1.2 6.5 15.0 15.7 9.9 2.1 0.7 0.8 57.4
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST) 55 47 34 29 29 50 76 81 76 61 56 54 54
Source: India Meteorological Department[4][5]

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. ^ "Census of India: Search Details". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Umaria Population Census 2011". 2011 Census of India.
  3. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Umaria
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
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