# Umsier Village, Mawphlang, East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mawphlang, East Khasi Hills 

# Umsier

Umsier is a village in Mawphlang sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **209 people in 35 households**, the 142nd largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 209people (2011)
- 35households
- 48.0%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Umsier PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Umsier is 793120.** Umsier falls in Mawphlang sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMawphlang
- Census village code278092

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

## How far is Umsier from nearby towns?

- Mawphlang (sub-district HQ)39 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)59 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)59 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 Umsier?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Umsier; 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mawngap
- ○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 wateruntreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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.

## What is Umsier known for?

The main crops are **carrot, paddy and potato**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Umsier

Of every 100 households in Umsier in 2011, 69 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Umsier · ■ Mawphlang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**44%

Tap water ****31%**

**64%

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

**14%

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

**0%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****49%**

**30%

Television ****6%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**0%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****49%**

**60%

Own their home ****97%**

**86%

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 Umsier?

■ Umsier · ■ Mawphlang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.0%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029**

**1023

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****844**

**980

Working population ****42.1%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.7% for men and 45.6% for women. 44% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 83 (94%) · **■** Other work 4 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Mawphlang

- Lyngwa Lummynsain227 people
- Nongkhlaw Rynli224 people
- Weilyngkut Kohphet213 people
- Nongthymmai Rum209 people
- Umsohiong199 people
- Lawshlem197 people
- Surokspar191 people
- Demsnoin190 people

[All 184 villages in Mawphlang](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/mawphlang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Umsier?793120
- How far is Umsier from Shillong?59 km by road
- What is the population of Umsier?209 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Umsier in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawphlang sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Umsier?48.0% (Census 2011)