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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Gavari Hari
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- LGD code
- 542178
- Pincode
- 445002
- Post office
- Zillla Parishad (Yavatmal)
- Population
- 325
- Households
- 104
- Literacy rate
- 75.4%
- Sex ratio
- 826 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 226
- Distance to district centre
- 38 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 40 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 575 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 349 km
- Nearest railway station
- Yavatmal 1 · 15 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Rural Hospital, Babhulgaon · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Umarda compares
By population, Umarda ranks #80 of 140 villages in Babulgaon mandal.
Literacy rate
%
75.4%
−1.5% vs mandal average
Umarda75.4%
Babulgaon mandal76.9%
Yavatmal district73.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
826
−128 vs mandal average
Umarda826
Babulgaon mandal954
Household size
people per home
3.1
−0.8 vs mandal average
Umarda3.1
Babulgaon mandal3.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Umarda at a glance
Umarda is a village of 325 people in 104 households (Census 2011) in Babulgaon taluka, Yavatmal district, Maharashtra, the 80th-largest of 140 villages in Babulgaon taluka. Literacy is 75%, 2 points below the taluka average of 77% and the sex ratio is 826 women per 1,000 men. It lies 38 km from the Yavatmal district centre, 27 km from Nachangaon, the nearest town, 15 km from Yavatmal 1 railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 445002, served by Zillla Parishad (Yavatmal) post office; the LGD village code is 542178. The nearest hospital or health centre is Rural Hospital, Babhulgaon, 5 km away. The sarpanch is Gavari Hari, and the village votes in Digras assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sanjay Rathod. The population is estimated at 383 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Umari →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Umarda · this village | 325 | 75% | — |
| Umarda · Arvi | 0 | — | 0 km N |
| Umarda · Shirpur | 3,261 | 41% | 0 km N |
| Umri · Kinwat | 2,514 | 71% | 1.8 km W |
| Giroli · Deoli | 1,581 | 80% | 2.1 km N |
| Panchgavhan · Dharashiv | 201 | 68% | 2.4 km S |
| Panchgavhan · Babulgaon | 805 | 74% | 2.4 km S |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Umarda
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- YAVATMAL
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 20
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 11
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 428
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 390
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Umarda
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Umarda
- LGD code
- 542178
- Pincode
- 445002
- Post office
- Zillla Parishad (Yavatmal)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 325
- Population (projected 2026)
- 383
- Households
- 104
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 826
- Literacy rate
- 75.4%
- Coordinates
- 20.51266°N, 78.16081°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Yavatmal-Washim
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Digras
- Member of Parliament
- Sanjay Deshmukh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sanjay Rathod
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Gavari Hari
- Block / Mandal
- Babulgaon
Getting there
How to reach Umarda
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai575 kmcapital
- Hyderabad349 km
- Bengaluru841 km
- Chennai856 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationYavatmal 115 km
- Bus stopVeni14 km
- Hospital / PHCRural Hospital, Babhulgaon5 km
- ATM / bankAirtel Banking Point13 km
- Petrol pumpHP PETROL PUMP - M.K.MOTORS13 km
- CollegeOm College of Engineering51 km
- Police stationYavatmal City Police Station14 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 445002
Same name, different place
Other villages named Umarda
Looking for a different Umarda? The largest eight this name across India. All villages named Umarda →
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- UmardaMuli · Surendranagar, Gujarat3,432 pop
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- UmardaKurud · Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh1,201 pop
Villages near Umarda
Other villages in Babulgaon mandal
View all 60+ →- Babhulgaon
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- Dabha Khand 1
- Rani Amravati
- Pahur I
- Gharfal
- Asegaondevi
- Falegaon
- Galwha
- Ganori
- Madani
- Veni
- Kharda
- Naigaon
- Kotamba
- Mitanapur (Fale)
- Sarul
- Kopra Ja.
- Gawandi
- Watkhed Bk.
- Dehani
- Karalgaon
- Kondha
- Nandura Bk.
- Pimpalkhuta (Pu.)
- Sukali
- Virkhed
- Alegaon
- Pachkhed
- Nadesawangi
- Gondhali
- Yarandgaon
- Kolhi 1
- Yawali
- Khadaksawanga (Pu)
- Panchgavhan
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)