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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
harendra singh
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- LGD code
- 49112
- Pincode
- 262544
- Post office
- Jauljibi
- Population
- 422
- Households
- 74
- Literacy rate
- 72.5%
- Sex ratio
- 901 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 225
Census 2011 · in context
How Umachiya compares
By population, Umachiya ranks #27 of 76 villages in Dharchula mandal.
Literacy rate
%
72.5%
+5.2% vs mandal average
- Umachiya
- 72.5%
- Dharchula mandal
- 67.3%
- Pithoragarh district
- 71.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
901
−89 vs mandal average
- Umachiya
- 901
- Dharchula mandal
- 990
Household size
people per home
5.7
+1.2 vs mandal average
- Umachiya
- 5.7
- Dharchula mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Umachiya at a glance
Umachiya is a village of 422 people in 74 households (Census 2011) in Dharchula tehsil, Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, the 27th-largest of 76 villages in Dharchula tehsil. Literacy is 73%, 5 points above the tehsil average of 67% and the sex ratio is 901 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 262544, served by Jauljibi post office; the LGD village code is 49112. The sarpanch is harendra singh, and the village votes in Dharchula assembly constituency, represented by MLA Harish Singh Dhami. The population is estimated at 498 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Umachiya
- LGD code
- 49112
- Pincode
- 262544
- Post office
- Jauljibi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 422
- Population (projected 2026)
- 498
- Households
- 74
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 901
- Literacy rate
- 72.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Almora
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dharchula
- Member of Parliament
- Ajay Tamta
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Harish Singh Dhami
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- harendra singh
- Block / Mandal
- Dharchula
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
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