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About Umjei Village

Umjei is a small village in Mawthadraishan tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 351, made up of 167 males and 184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,102 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Umjei Overview

Census 2011 figures for Umjei village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawthadraishan
Pincode 793119
Population 351
Male Population 167
Female Population 184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,102
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 Umjei compares

By the 2011 count Umjei is the 52nd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 471 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Umjei

Umjei is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Umjei 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 Tiehnongbah, Tiehsaw, Tyllang and Umdum. 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 Umjei

As per the Census of India 2011, Umjei village had a population of 351. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 471 residents.

Umjei village has 167 males and 184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Umjei has about 1102 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

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

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

The census record for Umjei 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 Umjei.

Umjei 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 Umjei today is likely to be higher.

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