About Ukiam Village

Ukiam is a mid sized village in Nongstoin tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 593, made up of 298 males and 295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ukiam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ukiam village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	West Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Nongstoin
Pincode	793119
Population	593
Male Population	298
Female Population	295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	990
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 Ukiam compares

By the 2011 count Ukiam is the 13th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Ukiam

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

Ukiam lies about 31 km from West Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is Bamunigaon, about 22 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 Ukiam
Nearest railway station	Bamunigaon	22 km
District headquarters	West Khasi Hills	31 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nongstoin	34 km

Villages closest to Ukiam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ukiam village had a population of 593. That makes it the 13th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Ukiam village has 298 males and 295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ukiam has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

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

Ukiam falls under Nongstoin tehsil of West Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Ukiam is Bamunigaon, about 22 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 Ukiam.

Ukiam is about 31 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.

Ukiam is in Nongstoin tehsil of West Khasi Hills district. Bamunigaon is about 22 km away. West Khasi Hills is about 31 km away. Nongstoin is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.