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About Umshong Village

Umshong is a village in Khliehriat tehsil, in the district of Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya.

Umshong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Umshong village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District Jaintia Hills
Tehsil Khliehriat

How far is Umshong from other places

Umshong lies about 9.8 km from Jaintia Hills, and the nearest railway station is Hilara, about 43 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 Umshong
Tehsil headquarters Khliehriat 9.8 km
District headquarters Jaintia Hills 9.8 km
Nearest town Jowai 27 km
Nearest railway station Hilara 43 km

Villages closest to Umshong

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 Umshong

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

The nearest railway station to Umshong is Hilara, about 43 km away in a straight line.

Umshong is about 9.8 km from Jaintia Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Umshong is in Khliehriat tehsil of Jaintia Hills district. Khliehriat is about 9.8 km away. Jaintia Hills is about 9.8 km away. Jowai is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lum Shnong (under 2 km), Shilliang Umshong (under 2 km) and Nongsning (3.4 km).

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

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