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About Lum U Smon Village

Lum U Smon is a small village in Shella Bholaganj tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 101, made up of 61 males and 40 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 656 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lum U Smon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lum U Smon village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District East Khasi Hills
Tehsil Shella Bholaganj
Pincode 793108
Population 101
Male Population 61
Female Population 40
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 656
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 Lum U Smon compares

By the 2011 count Lum U Smon is the 89th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 344 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Lum U Smon

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

Lum U Smon lies about 19 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 Lum U Smon
Nearest town Nongthymmai under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Shella Bholaganj 19 km
District headquarters East Khasi Hills 19 km
Nearest railway station Kamalajari 59 km

Villages closest to Lum U Smon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shella Bholaganj 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 Lum U Smon

As per the Census of India 2011, Lum U Smon village had a population of 101. That makes it the 89th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 344 residents.

Lum U Smon village has 61 males and 40 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lum U Smon has about 656 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Lum U Smon is 793108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lum U Smon falls under Shella Bholaganj tehsil of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Lum U Smon 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 Lum U Smon.

Lum U Smon is about 19 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.

Lum U Smon is in Shella Bholaganj tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Nongthymmai is about under 2 km away. Shella Bholaganj is about 19 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ur U Wan (under 2 km), Wah U Tim (under 2 km) and Nongnong (under 2 km).

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

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