About Umsaw Village

Umsaw 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 809, made up of 418 males and 391 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Umsaw Overview

Census 2011 figures for Umsaw village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	West Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Mawthadraishan
Pincode	793119
Population	809
Male Population	418
Female Population	391
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Umsaw compares

By the 2011 count Umsaw is the 18th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 471 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Umsaw

Umsaw is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Umsaw as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Umsaw from other places

Umsaw lies about 45 km from West Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Boko, about 88 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 Umsaw
Nearest town	Shella	28 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mawthadraishan	35 km
District headquarters	West Khasi Hills	45 km
Nearest railway station	Boko	88 km

Villages closest to Umsaw

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

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Common questions about Umsaw

As per the Census of India 2011, Umsaw village had a population of 809. That makes it the 18th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 471 residents.

Umsaw village has 418 males and 391 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Umsaw has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Umsaw is 793119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The nearest railway station to Umsaw is Boko, about 88 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 village for Umsaw.

Umsaw is about 45 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.

Umsaw is in Mawthadraishan tehsil of West Khasi Hills district. Shella is about 28 km away. Mawthadraishan is about 35 km away. West Khasi Hills is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.