Village · Shella Bholaganj, East Khasi Hills # Umwai Umwai is a village in Shella Bholaganj sub-district of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793110. The 2011 Census counted 546 people in 122 households, the 25th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%. - 546 people (2011) - 122 households - 94.9% literacy - 793110 PIN code ## Umwai PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Umwai is 793110. Umwai falls in Shella Bholaganj sub-district, East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code 793110 - Community development block Shella Bholaganj - Census village code 278827 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Umwai from nearby towns? - Shella Bholaganj (sub-district HQ) 26 km by road - Shillong (district HQ) 79 km by road - Shillong (nearest town) 79 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Umwai? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Umwai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Public bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Sohra - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Shillong - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shillong - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Umwai known for? The main crops are tezpata, arecanut and broom stick. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Umwai Of every 100 households in Umwai in 2011, 88 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Umwai · ■ Shella Bholaganj rural average - Electricity for lighting 88% 64% - Toilet within the home 90% 21% - No toilet (open defecation) 0% 77% - Tap water 98% 47% - Drinking water within premises 99% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 89% - Use banking services 1% 30% - Television 1% 23% - Mobile phone 1% 24% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 0% - Car / jeep / van 1% 2% - None of these assets 98% 59% - Own their home 81% 81% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Umwai? ■ Umwai · ■ Shella Bholaganj rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 94.9% 71.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 916 956 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 959 953 - Working population 45.1% 36.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.5% for men and 95.3% for women. 53% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 10 (4%) · ■ Farm labourers 159 (65%) · ■ Other work 47 (19%) · ■ Marginal 30 (12%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shella Bholaganj - Laitiam 641 people - Ryngud 630 people - Ichamati 627 people - Nongwar 562 people - Suktia Inc. Diengsiar 522 people - Nongthynmmai 502 people - Mawbang 483 people - New Kamorah 480 people All 139 villages in Shella Bholaganj ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Umwai? 793110 - How far is Umwai from Shillong? 79 km by road - What is the population of Umwai? 546 (Census 2011) - Which district is Umwai in? East Khasi Hills district (Shella Bholaganj sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Umwai? 94.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/east-khasi-hills/shella-bholaganj/umwai/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.