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About Umiong Village

Umiong is a small village in Jirang tehsil, in the district of Ribhoi, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 359, made up of 168 males and 191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,137 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Umiong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Umiong village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District Ribhoi
Tehsil Jirang
Pincode 793102
Population 359
Male Population 168
Female Population 191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,137
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 Umiong compares

By the 2011 count Umiong is the 30th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 294 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Umiong

Umiong is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Umiong 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Umiong from other places

Umiong lies about 15 km from Ribhoi, and the nearest railway station is Kamalajari, about 17 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 Umiong
District headquarters Ribhoi 15 km
Nearest railway station Kamalajari 17 km
Nearest town Guwahati 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Jirang 29 km

Villages closest to Umiong

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Umiong village had a population of 359. That makes it the 30th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 294 residents.

Umiong village has 168 males and 191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Umiong has about 1137 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Umiong is 793102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Umiong falls under Jirang tehsil of Ribhoi district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Umiong is Kamalajari, about 17 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Umiong.

Umiong is about 15 km from Ribhoi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Umiong is in Jirang tehsil of Ribhoi district. Ribhoi is about 15 km away. Kamalajari is about 17 km away. Guwahati 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 Tasku Rim (11 km), Ulubari (25 km) and Mynnar Jirang (29 km).

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

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