# Um Lawang Village, Khliehriat, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Khliehriat, Jaintia Hills 

# Um Lawang

Um Lawang is a village in Khliehriat sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793160**. The 2011 Census counted **309 people in 43 households**, the 72nd largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.8%.

- 309people (2011)
- 43households
- 33.8%literacy
- 793160PIN code

## Um Lawang PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Um Lawang is 793160.** Um Lawang falls in Khliehriat sub-district, Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793160
- Community development blockKhliehriat
- Census village code279419

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

## How far is Um Lawang from nearby towns?

- Khliehriat (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)45 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town)45 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 Um Lawang?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Um Lawang; 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
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sutnga
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jowai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)12 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 Um Lawang

Of every 100 households in Um Lawang in 2011, 77 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 21 a car.

■ Um Lawang · ■ Khliehriat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**51%

Tap water ****0%**

**30%

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

**14%

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

**11%

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

**80%

Use banking services ****35%**

**41%

Television ****42%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****21%**

**13%

None of these assets ****2%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**87%

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 Um Lawang?

■ Um Lawang · ■ Khliehriat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****33.8%**

**58.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****850**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**982

Working population ****44.3%**

**35.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 32.0% for men and 35.8% for women. 41% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 126 (92%) · **■** Marginal 10 (7%)

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 Khliehriat

- Lama338 people
- Mynkre335 people
- Lejri333 people
- Suchen Mulieh333 people
- Moo Nongtdu305 people
- Shymplong293 people
- Iurim Khlieh Shnong292 people
- Borghat281 people

[All 109 villages in Khliehriat](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/jaintia-hills/khliehriat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Um Lawang?793160
- How far is Um Lawang from Jowai?45 km by road
- What is the population of Um Lawang?309 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Um Lawang in?Jaintia Hills district (Khliehriat sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Um Lawang?33.8% (Census 2011)