# Umsawwar Village, Mawkynrew, East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mawkynrew, East Khasi Hills 

# Umsawwar

Umsawwar is a village in Mawkynrew sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793015**. The 2011 Census counted **409 people in 71 households**, the 38th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%.

- 409people (2011)
- 71households
- 68.4%literacy
- 793015PIN code

## Umsawwar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Umsawwar is 793015.** Umsawwar falls in Mawkynrew sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793015
- Community development blockMawkynrew
- Census village code278477

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Umsawwar from nearby towns?

- Mawkynrew (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)62 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)62 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Umsawwar?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Umsawwar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jongksha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Umsawwar

Of every 100 households in Umsawwar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Umsawwar · ■ Mawkynrew rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**61%

Tap water ****0%**

**58%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****52%**

**42%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****46%**

**61%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Umsawwar?

■ Umsawwar · ■ Mawkynrew rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%**

**70.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**1017

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****688**

**999

Working population ****53.5%**

**49.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.6% for men and 77.3% for women. 50% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 117 (53%) · **■** Marginal 99 (45%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Mawkynrew

- Wahlyngdoh454 people
- Rasong421 people
- Iewrynghep420 people
- Mawslang413 people
- Thangbnai387 people
- Tanglei384 people
- Nongpyrdi364 people
- Khapmaw363 people

[All 71 villages in Mawkynrew](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/mawkynrew/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Umsawwar?793015
- How far is Umsawwar from Shillong?62 km by road
- What is the population of Umsawwar?409 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Umsawwar in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawkynrew sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Umsawwar?68.4% (Census 2011)