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About Uming Village

Uming is a small village in Mairang tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 212, made up of 112 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uming Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uming village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mairang
Pincode 793120
Population 212
Male Population 112
Female Population 100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
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 Uming compares

By the 2011 count Uming is the 107th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 479 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Uming

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

Uming lies about 75 km from West Khasi Hills, 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 Uming
Nearest town Nongthymmai under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Mairang 27 km
Nearest railway station Kamalajari 59 km
District headquarters West Khasi Hills 75 km

Villages closest to Uming

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 Uming

As per the Census of India 2011, Uming village had a population of 212. That makes it the 107th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 479 residents.

Uming village has 112 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uming has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Uming 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 10+ km distance for Uming.

Uming is about 75 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.

Uming is in Mairang tehsil of West Khasi Hills district. Nongthymmai is about under 2 km away. Mairang is about 27 km away. Kamalajari is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nongthymmai (under 2 km), Mawphanniew A B (under 2 km) and Mawkhap Mawnai (3.6 km).

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

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