# Umsaw Village, Mawryngkneng, East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mawryngkneng, East Khasi Hills 

# Umsaw

Umsaw is a village in Mawryngkneng sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793015**. The 2011 Census counted **232 people in 43 households**, the 47th largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%.

- 232people (2011)
- 43households
- 89.6%literacy
- 793015PIN code

## Umsaw PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793015
- Community development blockMawryngkneng
- Census village code278394

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

## How far is Umsaw from nearby towns?

- Mawryngkneng (sub-district HQ)50 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)50 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)50 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 Umsaw?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 18 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 Umsaw

Of every 100 households in Umsaw in 2011, 69 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Umsaw · ■ Mawryngkneng rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**38%

Tap water ****0%**

**41%

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

**8%

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

**2%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****35%**

**55%

Television ****4%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**4%

None of these assets ****45%**

**46%

Own their home ****80%**

**80%

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 Umsaw?

■ Umsaw · ■ Mawryngkneng rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.6%**

**80.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1109**

**1015

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****735**

**960

Working population ****46.6%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.2% for men and 90.7% for women. 50% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 85 (79%) · **■** Other work 21 (19%) · **■** Marginal 2 (2%)

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 Mawryngkneng

- Umtngew312 people
- Mawkhanu293 people
- Kruin285 people
- Niur255 people
- Ummir228 people
- Mawiong Sung223 people
- Wahtyrthi197 people
- Nongplit177 people

[All 64 villages in Mawryngkneng](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/mawryngkneng/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Umsaw?793015
- How far is Umsaw from Shillong?50 km by road
- What is the population of Umsaw?232 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Umsaw in?East Khasi Hills district (Mawryngkneng sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Umsaw?89.6% (Census 2011)