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About Umtong Village

Umtong is a mid sized village in Mawkynrew tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 553, made up of 267 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793015, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Umtong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Umtong village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawkynrew
Pincode 793015
Population 553
Male Population 267
Female Population 286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Umtong compares

By the 2011 count Umtong is the 31st largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Umtong

Umtong is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Umtong as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Umkhoi, Umpdem, Umsawwar and Umsham. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Umtong

As per the Census of India 2011, Umtong village had a population of 553. That makes it the 31st largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Umtong village has 267 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Umtong has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

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

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

The census record for Umtong notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Umtong.

Umtong is in Mawkynrew tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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