# Wah Umrem Village, Pynursla, East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Pynursla, East Khasi Hills 

# Wah Umrem

Wah Umrem is a village in Pynursla sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793110**. The 2011 Census counted **296 people in 46 households**, the 67th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 296people (2011)
- 46households
- 82.0%literacy
- 793110PIN code

## Wah Umrem PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793110
- Community development blockPynursla
- Census village code278934

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

## How far is Wah Umrem from nearby towns?

- Pynursla (sub-district HQ)1 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 Wah Umrem?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn 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 wateruntreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Wah Umrem known for?

The main crops are **tomato, betel leaf and beans**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Wah Umrem

Of every 100 households in Wah Umrem in 2011, 85 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Wah Umrem · ■ Pynursla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**78%

Tap water ****12%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**98%

Use banking services ****29%**

**25%

Television ****35%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**57%

Own their home ****77%**

**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 Wah Umrem?

■ Wah Umrem · ■ Pynursla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.0%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****727**

**1011

Working population ****38.9%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.0% for men and 82.1% for women. 46% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 5 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (10%) · **■** Other work 34 (30%) · **■** Marginal 64 (56%)

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

- Tynriang341 people
- Mawlieh337 people
- Nongkhlieng330 people
- Massar323 people
- Mawkajem292 people
- Ryngkew292 people
- Dewsaw Pathaw284 people
- Pashum273 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Wah Umrem?793110
- How far is Wah Umrem from Shillong?49 km by road
- What is the population of Wah Umrem?296 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wah Umrem in?East Khasi Hills district (Pynursla sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Wah Umrem?82.0% (Census 2011)