# Umsalang Village, Amlarem, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Amlarem, Jaintia Hills 

# Umsalang

Umsalang is a village in Amlarem sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793109**. The 2011 Census counted **363 people in 61 households**, the 44th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 363people (2011)
- 61households
- 44.0%literacy
- 793109PIN code

## Umsalang PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793109
- Community development blockAmlarem
- Census village code279294

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

## How far is Umsalang from nearby towns?

- Amlarem (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)14 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town)14 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 Umsalang?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Mupyut
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jowai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jowai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 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 watercovered wells
- Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 10 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 Umsalang

Of every 100 households in Umsalang in 2011, 34 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Umsalang · ■ Amlarem rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**67%

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

**16%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****66%**

**46%

Television ****12%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**2%

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

**54%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Umsalang?

■ Umsalang · ■ Amlarem rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.0%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****852**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****683**

**987

Working population ****42.1%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 31.6% for men and 57.3% for women. 53% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 8 (5%) · **■** Other work 12 (8%) · **■** Marginal 133 (87%)

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

- Hawai Bhoi409 people
- Ammutong397 people
- Amtapoh389 people
- Amlari Model367 people
- Kudeng Thymmai360 people
- Kharkhana333 people
- Sohkha Model326 people
- Pdengkarong316 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Umsalang?793109
- How far is Umsalang from Jowai?14 km by road
- What is the population of Umsalang?363 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Umsalang in?Jaintia Hills district (Amlarem sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Umsalang?44.0% (Census 2011)