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About Umsalait Village

Umsalait is a mid sized village in Laskein tehsil, in the district of Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,190, made up of 629 males and 561 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Umsalait Overview

Census 2011 figures for Umsalait village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District Jaintia Hills
Tehsil Laskein
Pincode 793150
Population 1,190
Male Population 629
Female Population 561
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
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 Umsalait compares

By the 2011 count Umsalait is the 28th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,039 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Umsalait

Umsalait is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Umsalait 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. The nearest villages by name are Thangthring, Tongkiad, Tum Tum and Umdinlieng. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Umsalait

As per the Census of India 2011, Umsalait village had a population of 1,190. That makes it the 28th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,039 residents.

Umsalait village has 629 males and 561 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Umsalait has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Umsalait is 793150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Umsalait falls under Laskein tehsil of Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya.

The census record for Umsalait notes the nearest railway station 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 Umsalait.

Umsalait is in Laskein tehsil of Jaintia Hills district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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