# Umkiang Village, Khliehriat, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/jaintia-hills/khliehriat/umkiang/ Village · Khliehriat, Jaintia Hills # Umkiang Umkiang is a village in Khliehriat sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793160**. The 2011 Census counted **3,082 people in 571 households**, the 5th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.8%. - 3,082people (2011) - 571households - 72.2%literacy - 793160PIN code ## Umkiang PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Umkiang is 793160.** Umkiang falls in Khliehriat sub-district, Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code793160 - Community development blockKhliehriat - Census village code279490 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Umkiang from nearby towns? - Khliehriat (sub-district HQ)65 km by road - Jowai (district HQ)95 km by road - Jowai (nearest town)95 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 Umkiang? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Umkiang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Jowai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong - ○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 watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 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. ## What is Umkiang known for? The main crops are **banana, jackfruit and pineapple**. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Umkiang Of every 100 households in Umkiang in 2011, 66 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Umkiang · ■ Khliehriat rural average Electricity for lighting ****66%** **73% Toilet within the home ****74%** **45% No toilet (open defecation) ****26%** **51% Tap water ****94%** **30% Drinking water within premises ****54%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **80% Use banking services ****33%** **41% Television ****36%** **36% Mobile phone ****39%** **52% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****1%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **13% None of these assets ****46%** **35% Own their home ****83%** **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 Umkiang? ■ Umkiang · ■ Khliehriat rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%** **58.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976** **1014 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****918** **982 Working population ****35.3%** **35.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.4% for men and 71.0% for women. 47% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 393 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 140 (13%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 481 (44%) · **■** Marginal 59 (5%) 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 - Rymbai4,788 people - Sutnga3,608 people - Soh Kymphor3,277 people - Khliehriat West3,249 people - Byndihati2,630 people - Bapung Skur2,289 people - Bapung shnong2,249 people - Khliehriat East2,191 people [All 109 villages in Khliehriat](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/jaintia-hills/khliehriat/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Umkiang?793160 - How far is Umkiang from Jowai?95 km by road - What is the population of Umkiang?3,082 (Census 2011) - Which district is Umkiang in?Jaintia Hills district (Khliehriat sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Umkiang?72.2% (Census 2011)