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About Bleishiah Village

Bleishiah is a small village in Umling tehsil, in the district of Ribhoi, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 193, made up of 89 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,169 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bleishiah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bleishiah village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District Ribhoi
Tehsil Umling
Pincode 793102
Population 193
Male Population 89
Female Population 104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,169
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 Bleishiah compares

By the 2011 count Bleishiah is the 139th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 352 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Bleishiah

Bleishiah is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bleishiah 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bleishiah from other places

Bleishiah lies about 20 km from Ribhoi, and the nearest railway station is Kamalajari, about 14 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 Bleishiah
Nearest railway station Kamalajari 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Umling 20 km
District headquarters Ribhoi 20 km
Nearest town Guwahati 35 km

Villages closest to Bleishiah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bleishiah village had a population of 193. That makes it the 139th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 352 residents.

Bleishiah village has 89 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bleishiah has about 1169 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

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

Bleishiah falls under Umling tehsil of Ribhoi district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Bleishiah is Kamalajari, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bleishiah.

Bleishiah is about 20 km from Ribhoi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bleishiah is in Umling tehsil of Ribhoi district. Kamalajari is about 14 km away. Umling is about 20 km away. Ribhoi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Diwon (1.8 km), Jermanai (1.9 km) and Umsohkhar (2.2 km).

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

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