Village · Mawryngkneng, East Khasi Hills
# Umtngew

Umtngew is a village in Mawryngkneng sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793015. The 2011 Census counted 312 people in 51 households, the 43rd largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%.
- 312 people (2011)
- 51 households
- 59.4% literacy
- 793015 PIN code

## Umtngew PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Umtngew is 793015. Umtngew falls in Mawryngkneng sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.
- PIN code 793015
- Community development block Mawryngkneng
- Census village code 278389

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Umtngew from nearby towns?
- Mawryngkneng (sub-district HQ) 41 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ) 20 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town) 20 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Umtngew?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Umtngew; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Cooperative bank In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Smit
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Smit
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Shillong
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shillong
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Umtngew

Of every 100 households in Umtngew in 2011, 98 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Umtngew · ■ Mawryngkneng rural average
- Electricity for lighting 98% 73%
- Toilet within the home 65% 59%
- No toilet (open defecation) 35% 38%
- Tap water 0% 41%
- Drinking water within premises 2% 8%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 89%
- Use banking services 29% 55%
- Television 17% 27%
- Mobile phone 35% 37%
- Computer with internet 2% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 4%
- None of these assets 50% 46%
- Own their home 85% 80%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Umtngew?

■ Umtngew · ■ Mawryngkneng rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 59.4% 80.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 835 1015
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 733 960
- Working population 39.4% 40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.6% for men and 56.9% for women. 42% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 48 (39%) · ■ Farm labourers 35 (28%) · ■ Other work 40 (33%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Mawryngkneng
- Nongtyrkhang 459 people
- Lumdiengsai 437 people
- Lumkseh 412 people
- Jarain 324 people
- Mawkhanu 293 people
- Kruin 285 people
- Niur 255 people
- Umsaw 232 people

All 64 villages in Mawryngkneng

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Umtngew? 793015
- How far is Umtngew from Shillong? 20 km by road
- What is the population of Umtngew? 312 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Umtngew in? East Khasi Hills district (Mawryngkneng sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Umtngew? 59.4% (Census 2011)

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