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About Umkhawai Village

Umkhawai is a small village in Jirang tehsil, in the district of Ribhoi, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 64, made up of 32 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Umkhawai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Umkhawai village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District Ribhoi
Tehsil Jirang
Pincode 793102
Population 64
Male Population 32
Female Population 32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Umkhawai compares

By the 2011 count Umkhawai is the 95th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 294 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Umkhawai

Umkhawai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Umkhawai 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 Udpaham, Ulubari, Umiapkhla and Umiong. 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 Umkhawai

As per the Census of India 2011, Umkhawai village had a population of 64. That makes it the 95th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 294 residents.

Umkhawai village has 32 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

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

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

Umkhawai falls under Jirang tehsil of Ribhoi district in Meghalaya.

The census record for Umkhawai 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 Umkhawai.

Umkhawai 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 Umkhawai today is likely to be higher.

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