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About Umshynrut Village

Umshynrut is a small village in Mawshynrut tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 396, made up of 188 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,106 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Umshynrut Overview

Census 2011 figures for Umshynrut village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawshynrut
Pincode 793120
Population 396
Male Population 188
Female Population 208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,106
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 Umshynrut compares

By the 2011 count Umshynrut is the 46th largest of the 311 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 235 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Umshynrut

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

Umshynrut lies about 13 km from West Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Dhupdhara, about 36 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 Umshynrut
Tehsil headquarters Mawshynrut under 2 km
District headquarters West Khasi Hills 13 km
Nearest town Nongstoin 26 km
Nearest railway station Dhupdhara 36 km

Villages closest to Umshynrut

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Umshynrut village had a population of 396. That makes it the 46th largest of the 311 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 235 residents.

Umshynrut village has 188 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Umshynrut has about 1106 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Umshynrut is Dhupdhara, about 36 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 Umshynrut.

Umshynrut is about 13 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.

Umshynrut is in Mawshynrut tehsil of West Khasi Hills district. Mawshynrut is about under 2 km away. West Khasi Hills is about 13 km away. Nongstoin is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mawshut (under 2 km), Mawshynrut (under 2 km) and Nongdron (8.7 km).

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

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