Umaria District, Madhya Pradesh

Umaria is an administrative district in Madhya Pradesh, India. The district is located about 390 km from Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh. Its administrative headquarters is in Umaria. Hindi is the major language spoken in the district. The district covers a total area of 4,076 km², including 3,923.18 km² of rural area and 152.82 km² of urban area.

List of Tehsils in Umaria District

Umaria District is divided into 7 Tehsils for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 685 villages under these tehsils. The table below lists each tehsil along with village count and area.

Sl. No.TehsilVillagesArea (km²)
1Bandhavgarh74377.00
2Bilaspur76
3Chandia85572.80
4Karkeli42
5Manpur2341,787.04
6Nowrozabad65544.49
7Pali109794.68

Population of Umaria District

According to the 2011 Census, Umaria District had a population of 6,44,758 people living in 1,45,024 households. The population comprised 3,30,674 males and 3,14,084 females, with an average population density of 158 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population6,44,7585,34,2141,10,544
Male Population3,30,6742,73,06457,610
Female Population3,14,0842,61,15052,934
Total Households1,45,0241,21,24123,783
Population Density158 / km²136 / km²723 / km²

Umaria District had 3,56,672 literate people and 1,03,414 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 58,147 and 3,00,687 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)1,03,41489,92913,485
Literate Population3,56,6722,79,64277,030
Illiterate Population2,88,0862,54,57233,514
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population58,14745,11713,030
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population3,00,6872,74,77425,913

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.