# Urksew Wahpathaw Village, Pynursla – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/pynursla/urksew-wahpathaw/ Village · Pynursla, East Khasi Hills # Urksew Wahpathaw Urksew Wahpathaw is a village in Pynursla sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793112**. The 2011 Census counted **805 people in 156 households**, the 25th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%. - 805people (2011) - 156households - 88.1%literacy - 793112PIN code ## Urksew Wahpathaw PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Urksew Wahpathaw is 793112.** Urksew Wahpathaw falls in Pynursla sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code793112 - Community development blockPynursla - Census village code278944 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Urksew Wahpathaw from nearby towns? - Pynursla (sub-district HQ)1 km by road - Shillong (district HQ)53 km by road - Shillong (nearest town)53 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 Urksew Wahpathaw? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Urksew Wahpathaw; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pynursla - ○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 tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 17 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 Urksew Wahpathaw known for? The main crops are **vegetables, sweet potato and maize**. Products made here include furniture and iron steel fabrication. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Urksew Wahpathaw Of every 100 households in Urksew Wahpathaw in 2011, 97 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Urksew Wahpathaw · ■ Pynursla rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **67% Toilet within the home ****38%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****62%** **78% Tap water ****74%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **98% Use banking services ****72%** **25% Television ****33%** **19% Mobile phone ****51%** **26% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****1%** **0% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****36%** **57% Own their home ****72%** **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 Urksew Wahpathaw? ■ Urksew Wahpathaw · ■ Pynursla rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.1%** **78.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1135** **1030 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****986** **1011 Working population ****32.7%** **41.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.4% for men and 87.0% for women. 46% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 19 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (4%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 176 (67%) · **■** Marginal 54 (21%) 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 - Mawkhap840 people - Pyrnai834 people - Umsyiem833 people - Wahlyngkhat813 people - Umniuh Iarbniaw795 people - Mawdang782 people - Myllat775 people - Shilliang Jashar697 people [All 156 villages in Pynursla](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/pynursla/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Urksew Wahpathaw?793112 - How far is Urksew Wahpathaw from Shillong?53 km by road - What is the population of Urksew Wahpathaw?805 (Census 2011) - Which district is Urksew Wahpathaw in?East Khasi Hills district (Pynursla sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Urksew Wahpathaw?88.1% (Census 2011)