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About Ur Ur Village

Ur Ur is a small village in Mawphlang tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 418, made up of 215 males and 203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ur Ur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ur Ur village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawphlang
Pincode 793121
Population 418
Male Population 215
Female Population 203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
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 Ur Ur compares

By the 2011 count Ur Ur is the 61st largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to 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 Ur Ur

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

Ur Ur lies about 18 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Kamalajari, 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 Ur Ur
Nearest town Shillong under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Mawphlang 16 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 18 km
Nearest railway station Kamalajari 59 km

Villages closest to Ur Ur

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 Ur Ur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ur Ur village had a population of 418. That makes it the 61st largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 389 residents.

Ur Ur village has 215 males and 203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ur Ur has about 944 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 Ur Ur is 793121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The nearest railway station to Ur Ur is Kamalajari, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ur Ur.

Ur Ur 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.

Ur Ur is in Mawphlang tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Shillong is about under 2 km away. Mawphlang is about 16 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 Lawshlem (under 2 km), Kharlakhar Lumparing (under 2 km) and Mawkahiar (2.0 km).

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

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