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About Umkor Village

Umkor is a mid sized village in Pynursla tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,430, made up of 656 males and 774 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,180 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Umkor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Umkor village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Pynursla
Pincode 793110
Population 1,430
Male Population 656
Female Population 774
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,180
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Umkor compares

By the 2011 count Umkor is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 438 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Umkor

Umkor is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Umkor as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Thiep Jalong, Thiep Shkai, Tishang and Tyngkei. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Umkor

As per the Census of India 2011, Umkor village had a population of 1,430. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 438 residents.

Umkor village has 656 males and 774 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Umkor has about 1180 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Umkor is 793110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Umkor falls under Pynursla tehsil of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The census record for Umkor notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Umkor.

Umkor is in Pynursla tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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