# Ur-Ur Village, Mawphlang, East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mawphlang, East Khasi Hills 

# Ur-Ur

Ur-Ur is a village in Mawphlang sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793121**. The 2011 Census counted **418 people in 88 households**, the 62nd largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 418people (2011)
- 88households
- 66.1%literacy
- 793121PIN code

## Ur-Ur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ur-Ur is 793121.** Ur-Ur falls in Mawphlang sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793121
- Community development blockMawphlang
- Census village code278212

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

## How far is Ur-Ur from nearby towns?

- Mawphlang (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)29 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)29 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 Ur-Ur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Ur-Ur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Marbisu Pdengshnong
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Ur-Ur known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Ur-Ur

Of every 100 households in Ur-Ur in 2011, 51 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ur-Ur · ■ Mawphlang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**44%

Tap water ****84%**

**64%

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

**14%

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

**0%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****0%**

**30%

Television ****1%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****96%**

**60%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Ur-Ur?

■ Ur-Ur · ■ Mawphlang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**1023

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****608**

**980

Working population ****34.9%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.4% for men and 71.5% for women. 54% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 44 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 92 (63%) · **■** Other work 6 (4%) · **■** Marginal 4 (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 Mawphlang

- Sawlad Marbisu424 people
- Phansawrang423 people
- Mawlyngthoh422 people
- Dewsaw418 people
- Lyngdoh Phanblang411 people
- Marbisu Mawsmai404 people
- Wahumlawbah398 people
- Laitlyngkhoi395 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ur-Ur?793121
- How far is Ur-Ur from Shillong?29 km by road
- What is the population of Ur-Ur?418 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ur-Ur in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawphlang sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Ur-Ur?66.1% (Census 2011)