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About Byrnihat Village

Byrnihat is a small village in Umling tehsil, in the district of Ribhoi, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 298, made up of 146 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Byrnihat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Byrnihat village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District Ribhoi
Tehsil Umling
Pincode 793101
Population 298
Male Population 146
Female Population 152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Byrnihat compares

By the 2011 count Byrnihat is the 89th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little 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 Byrnihat

Byrnihat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Byrnihat as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Byrnihat from other places

Byrnihat lies about 25 km from Ribhoi, and the nearest railway station is Kamalajari, about 8.7 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 Byrnihat
Nearest railway station Kamalajari 8.7 km
Nearest town Guwahati 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Umling 25 km
District headquarters Ribhoi 25 km

Villages closest to Byrnihat

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 Byrnihat

As per the Census of India 2011, Byrnihat village had a population of 298. That makes it the 89th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 352 residents.

Byrnihat village has 146 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Byrnihat has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Byrnihat is 793101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Byrnihat falls under Umling tehsil of Ribhoi district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Byrnihat is Kamalajari, about 8.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Byrnihat.

Byrnihat is about 25 km from Ribhoi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Byrnihat is in Umling tehsil of Ribhoi district. Kamalajari is about 8.7 km away. Guwahati is about 19 km away. Umling is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lum Nongthymmai Byrnihat (under 2 km), Mawsmai (4.6 km) and Jorabat (5.1 km).

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

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