About Umsaw Village

Umsaw is a mid sized village in Shella Bholaganj tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 647, made up of 339 males and 308 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Umsaw Overview

Census 2011 figures for Umsaw village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Shella Bholaganj
Pincode	793112
Population	647
Male Population	339
Female Population	308
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
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 Umsaw compares

By the 2011 count Umsaw is the 20th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 344 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Umsaw

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

Umsaw lies about 11 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Kamalajari, about 66 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 Umsaw
Nearest town	Shillong	7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shella Bholaganj	11 km
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	11 km
Nearest railway station	Kamalajari	66 km

Villages closest to Umsaw

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.

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Common questions about Umsaw

As per the Census of India 2011, Umsaw village had a population of 647. That makes it the 20th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 344 residents.

Umsaw village has 339 males and 308 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Umsaw has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

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

Umsaw falls under Shella Bholaganj tehsil of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Umsaw is Kamalajari, about 66 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 Umsaw.

Umsaw is about 11 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.

Umsaw is in Shella Bholaganj tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Shillong is about 7.4 km away. Shella Bholaganj is about 11 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.