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About Umpdem Village

Umpdem is a small village in Mairang tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 491, made up of 250 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Umpdem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Umpdem village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mairang
Pincode 793120
Population 491
Male Population 250
Female Population 241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
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 Umpdem compares

By the 2011 count Umpdem is the 50th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 479 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 988.

Getting to Umpdem

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

Umpdem lies about 79 km from West Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 74 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 Umpdem
Nearest town Nongthymmai 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Mairang 34 km
Nearest railway station শাহবাজপুর 74 km
District headquarters West Khasi Hills 79 km

Villages closest to Umpdem

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Umpdem village had a population of 491. That makes it the 50th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 479 residents.

Umpdem village has 250 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Umpdem has about 964 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 988.

The pincode recorded for Umpdem is 793120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Umpdem falls under Mairang tehsil of West Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Umpdem is শাহবাজপুর, about 74 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 Umpdem.

Umpdem is about 79 km from West Khasi Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Umpdem is in Mairang tehsil of West Khasi Hills district. Nongthymmai is about 18 km away. Mairang is about 34 km away. শাহবাজপুর is about 74 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mawphanniew A B (18 km), Nongthymmai (18 km) and Uming (18 km).

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

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