# Umtong, Mawkynrew, East Khasi Hills – Population & PIN Code

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Village · Mawkynrew, East Khasi Hills 

# Umtong

Umtong is a village in [Mawkynrew](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/mawkynrew/) sub-district of [East Khasi Hills](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/) district, [Meghalaya](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/), PIN code **793015**. The 2011 Census counted **553 people in 97 households**, the 31st largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%.

- 553people (2011)
- 97households
- 72.1%literacy
- 793015PIN code

## Umtong PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793015
- Community development blockMawkynrew
- Census village code278451

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

## How far is Umtong from nearby towns?

- Mawkynrew (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)44 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)44 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 Umtong?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Umtong; 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
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn 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 officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- 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 Umtong

Of every 100 households in Umtong in 2011, 36 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Umtong · ■ Mawkynrew rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**61%

Tap water ****96%**

**58%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**99%

Use banking services ****63%**

**42%

Television ****8%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****51%**

**61%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Umtong?

■ Umtong · ■ Mawkynrew rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**70.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1071**

**1017

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1109**

**999

Working population ****30.4%**

**49.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.6% for men and 79.1% for women. 47% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 3 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 30 (18%) · **■** Marginal 128 (76%)

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

- Jatah Nonglyer616 people
- Rngibah606 people
- Syniasya602 people
- Nonghulew593 people
- Khlieh-a-sem482 people
- Mawsna472 people
- Wahlyngdoh454 people
- Rasong421 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Umtong?793015
- How far is Umtong from Shillong?44 km by road
- What is the population of Umtong?553 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Umtong in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawkynrew sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Umtong?72.1% (Census 2011)