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About Pamlaban Village

Pamlaban is a mid sized village in Umsning tehsil, in the district of Ribhoi, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 573, made up of 304 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pamlaban Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pamlaban village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District Ribhoi
Tehsil Umsning
Pincode 793105
Population 573
Male Population 304
Female Population 269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pamlaban compares

By the 2011 count Pamlaban is the 89th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 488 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Pamlaban

Pamlaban is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pamlaban as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Pamlaban from other places

Pamlaban lies about 30 km from Ribhoi, and the nearest railway station is Kamalajari, about 59 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 Pamlaban
Nearest town Shillong under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Umsning 19 km
District headquarters Ribhoi 30 km
Nearest railway station Kamalajari 59 km

Villages closest to Pamlaban

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pamlaban village had a population of 573. That makes it the 89th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 488 residents.

Pamlaban village has 304 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pamlaban has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Pamlaban is 793105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pamlaban falls under Umsning tehsil of Ribhoi district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Pamlaban is Kamalajari, about 59 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 village for Pamlaban.

Pamlaban is about 30 km from Ribhoi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pamlaban is in Umsning tehsil of Ribhoi district. Shillong is about under 2 km away. Umsning is about 19 km away. Ribhoi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Laban Saro (under 2 km), Rilong (under 2 km) and Mawkhap (2.0 km).

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

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