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About Ummawiong Village

Ummawiong is a small village in Mawphlang tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 168, made up of 87 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ummawiong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ummawiong village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawphlang
Pincode 793121
Population 168
Male Population 87
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ummawiong compares

By the 2011 count Ummawiong is the 158th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 389 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Ummawiong

Ummawiong is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ummawiong as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Ummawiong from other places

Ummawiong lies about 18 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Mirza, about 59 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 Ummawiong
Tehsil headquarters Mawphlang 13 km
Nearest town Shillong 18 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 18 km
Nearest railway station Mirza 59 km

Villages closest to Ummawiong

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mawphlang 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 Ummawiong

As per the Census of India 2011, Ummawiong village had a population of 168. That makes it the 158th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 389 residents.

Ummawiong village has 87 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ummawiong has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Ummawiong is 793121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ummawiong falls under Mawphlang tehsil of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Ummawiong is Mirza, about 59 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ummawiong.

Ummawiong is about 18 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.

Ummawiong is in Mawphlang tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Mawphlang is about 13 km away. Shillong is about 18 km away. East Khasi Hills 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 Jani Mawiong (under 2 km), Khlyllem Sohiong (8.3 km) and Nongbah Sohiong (8.3 km).

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

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