# Pomlum Village, Mylliem, East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/mylliem/pomlum/ Village · Mylliem, East Khasi Hills # Pomlum Pomlum is a village in Mylliem sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793009**. The 2011 Census counted **1,087 people in 242 households**, the 24th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%. - 1,087people (2011) - 242households - 80.5%literacy - 793009PIN code ## Pomlum PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pomlum is 793009.** Pomlum falls in Mylliem sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code793009 - Community development blockMylliem - Census village code278311 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pomlum from nearby towns? - Mylliem (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Shillong (district HQ)12 km by road - Shillong (nearest town)12 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 Pomlum? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Pomlum; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mawlai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - 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. ## What is Pomlum known for? The main crops are **potato, cabbage and peas**. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Pomlum Of every 100 households in Pomlum in 2011, 99 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Pomlum · ■ Mylliem rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **84% Toilet within the home ****93%** **77% No toilet (open defecation) ****5%** **20% Tap water ****96%** **63% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****51%** **70% Use banking services ****93%** **59% Television ****62%** **44% Mobile phone ****59%** **53% Computer with internet ****4%** **2% Two-wheeler ****3%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **9% None of these assets ****18%** **31% Own their home ****43%** **68% 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 Pomlum? ■ Pomlum · ■ Mylliem rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.5%** **82.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1067** **1025 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867** **959 Working population ****34.5%** **40.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.3% for men and 78.9% for women. 45% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 21 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (11%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 287 (77%) · **■** Marginal 17 (5%) 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 Mylliem - Baniun1,310 people - Mawsiat Khnam1,280 people - Liewlong1,169 people - Lawmei1,102 people - Maweitnai974 people - Mawkhanpasir902 people - Umiew894 people - Rngi shyllong865 people [All 97 villages in Mylliem](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/mylliem/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pomlum?793009 - How far is Pomlum from Shillong?12 km by road - What is the population of Pomlum?1,087 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pomlum in?East Khasi Hills district (Mylliem sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Pomlum?80.5% (Census 2011)