Umarpuraਉਮਰਪੁਰਾ

Where is Umarpura?

Umarpura is a village of Majitha tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Majitha, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Majitha community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037438, and it covers 83 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 301 people in Umarpura: 152 men and 149 women, living in 57 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 83 hectares, the population density works out to about 363 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 980 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 27, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.28 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.17 per cent and women at 68.15 per cent. The census recorded 94 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 93 main workers, the largest group, 63, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 19 agricultural labourers and 11 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Umarpura's land. Of the village's 83 hectares, 74 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (28 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (46 hectares). About 9 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 63 cultivators and 20 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Umarpura is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Majitha, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Majitha, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Wadala Viram.

What is the population of Umarpura?

The population of Umarpura was 301 at the 2011 census, living in 57 households in Majitha tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Umarpura have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Umarpura has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.