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About Umphing Village

Umphing is a small village in Umling tehsil, in the district of Ribhoi, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 334, made up of 177 males and 157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Umphing Overview

Census 2011 figures for Umphing village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District Ribhoi
Tehsil Umling
Pincode 793102
Population 334
Male Population 177
Female Population 157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
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 Umphing compares

By the 2011 count Umphing is the 76th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 352 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Umphing

Umphing is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Umphing 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 Umphing from other places

Umphing lies about 29 km from Ribhoi, and the nearest railway station is Kamalajari, about 57 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 Umphing
Nearest town Nongthymmai 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Umling 29 km
District headquarters Ribhoi 29 km
Nearest railway station Kamalajari 57 km

Villages closest to Umphing

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 Umphing

As per the Census of India 2011, Umphing village had a population of 334. That makes it the 76th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 352 residents.

Umphing village has 177 males and 157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Umphing has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 991.

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

Umphing falls under Umling tehsil of Ribhoi district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Umphing is Kamalajari, about 57 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 Umphing.

Umphing is about 29 km from Ribhoi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Umphing is in Umling tehsil of Ribhoi district. Nongthymmai is about 1.8 km away. Umling is about 29 km away. Ribhoi is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Umpyrling (under 2 km), 15th Mile Nongthymmai (1.8 km) and Nongthymmai Garo (1.8 km).

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

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