About Umkseh Village

Umkseh is a mid sized village in Mawsynram tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 960, made up of 454 males and 506 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,115 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Umkseh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Umkseh village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Mawsynram
Pincode	793121
Population	960
Male Population	454
Female Population	506
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,115
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Umkseh compares

By the 2011 count Umkseh is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 336 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Umkseh

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

Umkseh lies about 52 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Singra, about 89 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 Umkseh
Tehsil headquarters	Mawsynram	27 km
Nearest town	Shella	30 km
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	52 km
Nearest railway station	Singra	89 km

Villages closest to Umkseh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Umkseh village had a population of 960. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 336 residents.

Umkseh village has 454 males and 506 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Umkseh has about 1115 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

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

Umkseh falls under Mawsynram tehsil of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Umkseh is Singra, about 89 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 10+ km distance for Umkseh.

Umkseh is about 52 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.

Umkseh is in Mawsynram tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Mawsynram is about 27 km away. Shella is about 30 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.