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About Umsaw Village

Umsaw is a small village in Jirang tehsil, in the district of Ribhoi, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 416, made up of 213 males and 203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Umsaw Overview

Census 2011 figures for Umsaw village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District Ribhoi
Tehsil Jirang
Pincode 793123
Population 416
Male Population 213
Female Population 203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Umsaw compares

By the 2011 count Umsaw is the 26th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 294 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Umsaw

Umsaw is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Umsaw as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Umlur, Umlyngkdait, Ummar and Umrit. 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 Umsaw

As per the Census of India 2011, Umsaw village had a population of 416. That makes it the 26th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 294 residents.

Umsaw village has 213 males and 203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Umsaw has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Umsaw is 793123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Umsaw falls under Jirang tehsil of Ribhoi district in Meghalaya.

The census record for Umsaw notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Umsaw.

Umsaw is in Jirang tehsil of Ribhoi 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 Umsaw today is likely to be higher.

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