Umaria
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Umaria | |
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city | |
     Johila Water Fall, Bandhavgarh Fort, Sone River, Railway Track at Umaria, | |
  Umaria Location in Madhya Pradesh, India  Umaria Umaria (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°23′N 81°06′E / 23.38°N 81.10°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Umaria |
| Named for | Umrar river |
| Elevation | 538 m (1,765 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 33,114 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | MP-48 |
| Sex ratio | 0.891 ♂/♀ |
| Website | umaria |
Umaria is a municipality city[2] and administrative headquarter of the Umaria district of the Shahdol Division of Madhya Pradesh, India.
Geography
[edit]Umaria is located at 23°25′N 78°38′E / 23.42°N 78.63°E[3] and has an average elevation of 538 metres (1,765 feet).
Climate
[edit]| 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
[edit]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]
Economy
[edit]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.[6]
Sanjay Gandhi Thermal Power Station has an installed capacity of 1340.00 MW. The First unit was commissioned in March 1993.[7]
- 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.[8]
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.
References
[edit]- ^ "Census of India: Search Details". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Umaria Population Census 2011". 2011 Census of India.
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Umaria
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Geological and geographical distribution of Coalfields of India". geologydata.info. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ^ "Sanjay Gandhi Thermal Power Plant". M.P.Power Generation Company Limited.
- ^ https://umaria.nic.in/en/tourism/produce/