About Umshiak Village

Umshiak is a mid sized village in Mawshynrut tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 935, made up of 469 males and 466 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Umshiak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Umshiak village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	West Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Mawshynrut
Pincode	793120
Population	935
Male Population	469
Female Population	466
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	994
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 Umshiak compares

By the 2011 count Umshiak is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 235 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Umshiak

Umshiak is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Umshiak 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 Umdiangsiar, Umkait, Umla and Umpha. 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.

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Common questions about Umshiak

As per the Census of India 2011, Umshiak village had a population of 935. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 235 residents.

Umshiak village has 469 males and 466 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Umshiak has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

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

Umshiak falls under Mawshynrut tehsil of West Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The census record for Umshiak 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 Umshiak.

Umshiak is in Mawshynrut tehsil of West Khasi Hills 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.