About Umsohiong Village

Umsohiong is a small village in Mawphlang tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 199, made up of 102 males and 97 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Umsohiong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Umsohiong village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Mawphlang
Pincode	793120
Population	199
Male Population	102
Female Population	97
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
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 Umsohiong compares

By the 2011 count Umsohiong is the 143rd 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, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Umsohiong

Umsohiong is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Umsohiong 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 Umsohiong from other places

Umsohiong lies about 11 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Mirza, about 67 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 Umsohiong
Tehsil headquarters	Mawphlang	6.4 km
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	11 km
Nearest town	Shillong	19 km
Nearest railway station	Mirza	67 km

Villages closest to Umsohiong

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.

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Common questions about Umsohiong

As per the Census of India 2011, Umsohiong village had a population of 199. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 389 residents.

Umsohiong village has 102 males and 97 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Umsohiong has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Umsohiong is 793120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The nearest railway station to Umsohiong is Mirza, about 67 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 Umsohiong.

Umsohiong is about 11 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.

Umsohiong is in Mawphlang tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Mawphlang is about 6.4 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 11 km away. Shillong is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.