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

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Village · Mylliem, East Khasi Hills 

# Umsaw

Umsaw is a village in Mylliem sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793009**. The 2011 Census counted **760 people in 140 households**, the 34th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 760people (2011)
- 140households
- 67.1%literacy
- 793009PIN code

## Umsaw PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Umsaw is 793009.** Umsaw falls in Mylliem sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793009
- Community development blockMylliem
- Census village code278337

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?

- Mylliem (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)16 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)16 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?

14 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 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mawlai
- ○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

- Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells
- 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 Umsaw known for?

The main crops are **potato, cabbage and radish**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Umsaw

Of every 100 households in Umsaw in 2011, 64 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Umsaw · ■ Mylliem rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**77%

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

**20%

Tap water ****1%**

**63%

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

**12%

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

**11%

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

**70%

Use banking services ****87%**

**59%

Television ****26%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**9%

None of these assets ****17%**

**31%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Umsaw?

■ Umsaw · ■ Mylliem rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.1%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027**

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**959

Working population ****48.6%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.3% for men and 68.8% for women. 52% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 255 (69%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (12%) · **■** Other work 64 (17%) · **■** Marginal 5 (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

- Nongpathaw860 people
- Nongpiur841 people
- Rangbihbih821 people
- Kyndong Nongkyntir802 people
- Mawlong759 people
- Mawkhar757 people
- Mawdiang Diang714 people
- Sadew701 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Umsaw?793009
- How far is Umsaw from Shillong?16 km by road
- What is the population of Umsaw?760 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Umsaw in?East Khasi Hills district (Mylliem sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Umsaw?67.1% (Census 2011)