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

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Village · Mawkynrew, East Khasi Hills 

# Umsning

Umsning is a village in Mawkynrew sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793015**. The 2011 Census counted **685 people in 110 households**, the 25th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%.

- 685people (2011)
- 110households
- 81.5%literacy
- 793015PIN code

## Umsning PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793015
- Community development blockMawkynrew
- Census village code278435

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

## How far is Umsning from nearby towns?

- Mawkynrew (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)51 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)51 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 Umsning?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Umsning; 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●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 centre10+ 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

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 20 h winter

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 Umsning

Of every 100 households in Umsning in 2011, 14 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Umsning · ■ Mawkynrew rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**61%

Tap water ****38%**

**58%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**10%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****30%**

**42%

Television ****4%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****62%**

**61%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Umsning?

■ Umsning · ■ Mawkynrew rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.5%**

**70.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1063**

**1017

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1121**

**999

Working population ****43.6%**

**49.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.0% for men and 83.9% for women. 44% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 286 (96%) · **■** Other work 5 (2%) · **■** Marginal 8 (3%)

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

- Laitdiengsai782 people
- Mawlali740 people
- Laitlum728 people
- Mawjatap700 people
- Mawlat618 people
- Jatah Nonglyer616 people
- Rngibah606 people
- Syniasya602 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Umsning?793015
- How far is Umsning from Shillong?51 km by road
- What is the population of Umsning?685 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Umsning in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawkynrew sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Umsning?81.5% (Census 2011)