# Umkor Village, Pynursla, East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Pynursla, East Khasi Hills 

# Umkor

Umkor is a village in Pynursla sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793110**. The 2011 Census counted **1,430 people in 266 households**, the 6th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 1,430people (2011)
- 266households
- 89.5%literacy
- 793110PIN code

## Umkor PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Umkor is 793110.** Umkor falls in Pynursla sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793110
- Community development blockPynursla
- Census village code278931

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

## How far is Umkor from nearby towns?

- Pynursla (sub-district HQ)0 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)49 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)49 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 Umkor?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Umkor; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 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, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- 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.

## Homes and amenities in Umkor

Of every 100 households in Umkor in 2011, 91 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Umkor · ■ Pynursla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**78%

Tap water ****67%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**98%

Use banking services ****60%**

**25%

Television ****44%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**57%

Own their home ****66%**

**91%

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 Umkor?

■ Umkor · ■ Pynursla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.5%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1180**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1198**

**1011

Working population ****32.9%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.1% for men and 89.9% for women. 43% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 6 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (3%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 266 (57%) · **■** Marginal 178 (38%)

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 Pynursla

- Nongshken1,781 people
- Lapalang1,753 people
- Nongtyngur1,617 people
- Mawshun1,464 people
- Tangmang1,375 people
- Wahkhen1,347 people
- Pynter1,329 people
- Iewduh Lyngkyrdem1,159 people

[All 156 villages in Pynursla](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/pynursla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Umkor?793110
- How far is Umkor from Shillong?49 km by road
- What is the population of Umkor?1,430 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Umkor in?East Khasi Hills district (Pynursla sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Umkor?89.5% (Census 2011)