About Umkrem Village

Umkrem 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 612, made up of 291 males and 321 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,103 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Umkrem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Umkrem village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Pynursla
Pincode	793112
Population	612
Male Population	291
Female Population	321
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,103
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 Umkrem compares

By the 2011 count Umkrem is the 32nd largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above 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 Umkrem

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

Umkrem lies about 33 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 49 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 Umkrem
Tehsil headquarters	Pynursla	17 km
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	33 km
Nearest town	Jowai	34 km
Nearest railway station	শাহবাজপুর	49 km

Villages closest to Umkrem

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Umkrem village had a population of 612. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 438 residents.

Umkrem village has 291 males and 321 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Umkrem has about 1103 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Umkrem is 793112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The nearest railway station to Umkrem is শাহবাজপুর, about 49 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 Umkrem.

Umkrem is about 33 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.

Umkrem is in Pynursla tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Pynursla is about 17 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 33 km away. Jowai is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.