# Umsaw Village, Shella Bholaganj, East Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Shella Bholaganj, East Khasi Hills 

# Umsaw

Umsaw is a village in Shella Bholaganj sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793112**. The 2011 Census counted **647 people in 138 households**, the 20th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 647people (2011)
- 138households
- 46.2%literacy
- 793112PIN code

## Umsaw PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Umsaw is 793112.** Umsaw falls in Shella Bholaganj sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793112
- Community development blockShella Bholaganj
- Census village code278882

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?

- Shella Bholaganj (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Shillong (district HQ)90 km by road
- Shillong (nearest town)90 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?

5 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sohra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre5–10 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 waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 15 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 Umsaw

Of every 100 households in Umsaw in 2011, 30 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Umsaw · ■ Shella Bholaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**47%

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

**14%

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

**3%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****13%**

**30%

Television ****21%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****71%**

**59%

Own their home ****100%**

**81%

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 · ■ Shella Bholaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.2%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1078**

**953

Working population ****51.3%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.1% for men and 38.2% for women. 54% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 6 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 174 (52%) · **■** Marginal 145 (44%)

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 Shella Bholaganj

- Nayabasti680 people
- Dhorombasti679 people
- Kalibari674 people
- Mawthangsohkhyllung660 people
- Laitiam641 people
- Ryngud630 people
- Ichamati627 people
- Nongwar562 people

[All 139 villages in Shella Bholaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/shella-bholaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Umsaw?793112
- How far is Umsaw from Shillong?90 km by road
- What is the population of Umsaw?647 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Umsaw in?East Khasi Hills district (Shella Bholaganj sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Umsaw?46.2% (Census 2011)