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About Umlangsha Village

Umlangsha is a small village in Khliehriat tehsil, in the district of Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 132, made up of 63 males and 69 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,095 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793160, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Umlangsha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Umlangsha village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District Jaintia Hills
Tehsil Khliehriat
Pincode 793160
Population 132
Male Population 63
Female Population 69
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,095
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 Umlangsha compares

By the 2011 count Umlangsha is the 94th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 827 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Umlangsha

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

Umlangsha lies about 20 km from Jaintia Hills, and the nearest railway station is Longai, about 40 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 Umlangsha
Tehsil headquarters Khliehriat 20 km
District headquarters Jaintia Hills 20 km
Nearest town Jowai 26 km
Nearest railway station Longai 40 km

Villages closest to Umlangsha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Umlangsha village had a population of 132. That makes it the 94th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 827 residents.

Umlangsha village has 63 males and 69 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Umlangsha has about 1095 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Umlangsha is 793160. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Umlangsha falls under Khliehriat tehsil of Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Umlangsha is Longai, about 40 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 Umlangsha.

Umlangsha is about 20 km from Jaintia Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Umlangsha is in Khliehriat tehsil of Jaintia Hills district. Khliehriat is about 20 km away. Jaintia Hills is about 20 km away. Jowai is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Um Latdoh (1.7 km), Lad Lakadong (2.3 km) and Bataw (3.3 km).

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

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