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About Umshaken Village

Umshaken is a mid sized village in Umling tehsil, in the district of Ribhoi, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 969, made up of 494 males and 475 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Umshaken Overview

Census 2011 figures for Umshaken village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District Ribhoi
Tehsil Umling
Pincode 793102
Population 969
Male Population 494
Female Population 475
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
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 Umshaken compares

By the 2011 count Umshaken is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 352 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Umshaken

Umshaken is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Umshaken 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. The nearest villages by name are Umsaw Nongbri, Umsawnoldhi, Umsawnongkharai and Umsehkhlieng. 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 Umshaken

As per the Census of India 2011, Umshaken village had a population of 969. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 352 residents.

Umshaken village has 494 males and 475 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Umshaken has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 991.

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

Umshaken falls under Umling tehsil of Ribhoi district in Meghalaya.

The census record for Umshaken notes the nearest railway station 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 Umshaken.

Umshaken is in Umling 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 Umshaken today is likely to be higher.

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