# Amshipai Village, Amlarem, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Amlarem, Jaintia Hills 

# Amshipai

Amshipai is a village in Amlarem sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793109**. The 2011 Census counted **295 people in 58 households**, the 51st largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 295people (2011)
- 58households
- 35.7%literacy
- 793109PIN code

## Amshipai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Amshipai is 793109.** Amshipai falls in Amlarem sub-district, Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793109
- Community development blockAmlarem
- Census village code279307

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

## How far is Amshipai from nearby towns?

- Amlarem (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)28 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town)28 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 Amshipai?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Amshipai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nongtalang
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jowai
- ○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 market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and covered wells
- 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 Amshipai

Of every 100 households in Amshipai in 2011, 53 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Amshipai · ■ Amlarem rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**78%

Tap water ****13%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**96%

Use banking services ****23%**

**46%

Television ****18%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**2%

None of these assets ****37%**

**54%

Own their home ****83%**

**89%

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 Amshipai?

■ Amshipai · ■ Amlarem rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****35.7%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1138**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1312**

**987

Working population ****38.3%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 29.2% for men and 41.7% for women. 51% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 69 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (4%) · **■** Other work 23 (20%) · **■** Marginal 16 (14%)

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 Amlarem

- Sohkha Model326 people
- Pdengkarong316 people
- Pasadwar309 people
- Mawlong307 people
- Lakroh225 people
- Syndai Lyngkot215 people
- Amsoh Rhong211 people
- Jaralood204 people

[All 98 villages in Amlarem](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/jaintia-hills/amlarem/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Amshipai?793109
- How far is Amshipai from Jowai?28 km by road
- What is the population of Amshipai?295 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amshipai in?Jaintia Hills district (Amlarem sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Amshipai?35.7% (Census 2011)