Umaria is an important north eastern district of Madhya Pradesh. The town of Umaria is the district headquarters. The district is part of Shahdol Division. The most important mineral found in the district is coal and as a result 8 mines are being operated by South Eastern Coalfields Limited in the district. The famous Bandhavgarh National Park and Sanjay Gandhi Thermal Power Station at Mangthar are located in the district. Umaria was formerly the headquarters of the South Rewa District and thereafter the headquarters town of the Bandhavgarh tehsil. It is situated at a distance of about 69 km. from Shahdol, the parent district. Metalled roads connect the town with Katni, Rewa Shahdol on which regular buses ply. Umaria is also a railway station on the Katni-Bilaspur section of the South-Eastern Railway. As of 2011 it is the second least populous district of Madhya Pradesh, after Harda. Vernaculars spoken in Umaria include Bagheli, which has a lexical similarity of 72-91% with Hindi and is spoken people in Bagelkhand.

Umaria History

Umaria was a part of Shahdol district. This was separated in 1998. Umariya is ruled by Lodhi Rajputs. This Lodhi Rajput Family has built the famous and important temple of Lakshmi Narayan on southern bank of Narbada Barman ghat. They also built on the steps of the northern bank of Barman ghat Kareli a great gateway called the Hathi Darwaza, as their elephants can pass through it.

Umaria Climate

Average Rainfall: 1093 m.m.
Average Max Temperature: 46.2 C
Average Min. Temperature: 1.8 C

Umaria Tourism

Tourist places in Umaria
Bandhavgarh National Park
Bandhavgarh Fort
Chandia Khas
Pali Birsinghpur
Umaria Town