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About Umpdem Village

Umpdem is a small village in Mawkynrew tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 39, made up of 17 males and 22 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,294 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793015, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Umpdem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Umpdem village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawkynrew
Pincode 793015
Population 39
Male Population 17
Female Population 22
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,294
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Umpdem compares

By the 2011 count Umpdem is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 656 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Umpdem

Umpdem is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Umpdem as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Umpdem from other places

Umpdem lies about 12 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 74 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Umpdem
Tehsil headquarters Mawkynrew 8.5 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 12 km
Nearest town Nongthymmai 18 km
Nearest railway station শাহবাজপুর 74 km

Villages closest to Umpdem

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mawkynrew tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Umpdem

As per the Census of India 2011, Umpdem village had a population of 39. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Umpdem village has 17 males and 22 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Umpdem has about 1294 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Umpdem is 793015. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Umpdem falls under Mawkynrew tehsil of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Umpdem is শাহবাজপুর, about 74 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Umpdem.

Umpdem is about 12 km from East Khasi Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Umpdem is in Mawkynrew tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Mawkynrew is about 8.5 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 12 km away. Nongthymmai is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mawlyngot (1.9 km), Rangphlang (3.0 km) and Ladshyngngi (4.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Umpdem today is likely to be higher.

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