# Umphrew Village, Mylliem, East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mylliem, East Khasi Hills 

# Umphrew

Umphrew is a village in Mylliem sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793012**. The 2011 Census counted **337 people in 76 households**, the 69th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 337people (2011)
- 76households
- 81.2%literacy
- 793012PIN code

## Umphrew PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Umphrew is 793012.** Umphrew falls in Mylliem sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793012
- Community development blockMylliem
- Census village code278258

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

## How far is Umphrew from nearby towns?

- Mylliem (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)37 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)37 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 Umphrew?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Umphrew; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn 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
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Umphrew known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Umphrew

Of every 100 households in Umphrew in 2011, 43 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Umphrew · ■ Mylliem rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**20%

Tap water ****84%**

**63%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**12%

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

**11%

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

**70%

Use banking services ****87%**

**59%

Television ****30%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**9%

None of these assets ****14%**

**31%

Own their home ****76%**

**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 Umphrew?

■ Umphrew · ■ Mylliem rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1103**

**959

Working population ****49.3%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.3% for men and 81.0% for women. 56% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 134 (81%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 29 (17%) · **■** Marginal 2 (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 Mylliem

- Mawnarian375 people
- Mawtharia372 people
- Mawlaingut339 people
- Mawmih337 people
- Nongmadan327 people
- Mawsing323 people
- Mawblah320 people
- Kreit Nongshilliang315 people

[All 97 villages in Mylliem](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/mylliem/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Umphrew?793012
- How far is Umphrew from Shillong?37 km by road
- What is the population of Umphrew?337 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Umphrew in?East Khasi Hills district (Mylliem sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Umphrew?81.2% (Census 2011)