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About Umkrem Village

Umkrem is a mid sized village in Mawthadraishan tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,033, made up of 527 males and 506 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Umkrem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Umkrem village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawthadraishan
Pincode 793120
Population 1,033
Male Population 527
Female Population 506
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Umkrem compares

By the 2011 count Umkrem is the 8th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 471 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Umkrem

Umkrem is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Umkrem as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Tyllang, Umdum, Umjakoid and Umjei. 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.

Common questions about Umkrem

As per the Census of India 2011, Umkrem village had a population of 1,033. That makes it the 8th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 471 residents.

Umkrem village has 527 males and 506 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Umkrem has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1015.

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

Umkrem falls under Mawthadraishan tehsil of West Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The census record for Umkrem notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Umkrem.

Umkrem is in Mawthadraishan 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.

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

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