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About Umrynjah Village

Umrynjah is a small village in Mylliem tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 482, made up of 264 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 826 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Umrynjah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Umrynjah village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mylliem
Pincode 793121
Population 482
Male Population 264
Female Population 218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 826
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 Umrynjah compares

By the 2011 count Umrynjah is the 55th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 928 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1035.

Getting to Umrynjah

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

Umrynjah lies about 20 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Kamalajari, about 58 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 Umrynjah
Nearest town Nongthymmai under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Mylliem 12 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 20 km
Nearest railway station Kamalajari 58 km

Villages closest to Umrynjah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Umrynjah village had a population of 482. That makes it the 55th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 928 residents.

Umrynjah village has 264 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Umrynjah has about 826 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1035.

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

Umrynjah falls under Mylliem tehsil of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Umrynjah is Kamalajari, about 58 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 Umrynjah.

Umrynjah is about 20 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.

Umrynjah is in Mylliem tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Nongthymmai is about under 2 km away. Mylliem is about 12 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rynjah (under 2 km), Lapalang (under 2 km) and Syllai U Lor (under 2 km).

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

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