Umar Vihiri observes Ganeshotsav on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Maharashtra.
By population, Umar Vihiri ranks #88 of 121 villages in Karanja mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Umar Vihiri is a village of 168 people in 39 households (Census 2011) in Karanja taluka, Wardha district, Maharashtra, the 88th-largest of 121 villages in Karanja taluka. Literacy is 73%, 3 points below the taluka average of 76% and the sex ratio is 976 women per 1,000 men. It lies 54 km from the Wardha district centre, 11 km from Kondhali, the nearest town, 24 km from Katol railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 442106, served by Kharangna post office; the LGD village code is 533633. The nearest hospital or health centre is Madhavbaug Ayurvedic Cardiac Rehabilitation Centre, 12 km away. The village votes in Arvi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sumit Wankhede. The population is estimated at 198 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Umar Vihiri · this village | 168 | 73% | — |
| Nagazari · Arvi | 0 | — | 4.1 km N |
| Budhalagad · Karanja | 13 | 69% | 4.7 km W |
| Maraksur · Karanja | 330 | 76% | 5.3 km SW |
| Rahati · Karanja | 915 | 78% | 5.7 km NW |
| Sindi Vihiri · Karanja | 1,261 | 72% | 5.6 km W |
| Dhotiwada · Katol | 1,069 | 72% | 5.6 km E |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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