# Umkyrpong Village, Saipung, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Saipung, Jaintia Hills 

# Umkyrpong

Umkyrpong is a village in Saipung sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793200**. The 2011 Census counted **613 people in 121 households**, the 20th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 30.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%.

- 613people (2011)
- 121households
- 30.5%literacy
- 793200PIN code

## Umkyrpong PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Umkyrpong is 793200.** Umkyrpong falls in Saipung sub-district, Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793200
- Community development blockSaipung
- Census village code279503

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

## How far is Umkyrpong from nearby towns?

- Saipung (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)86 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town)86 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 Umkyrpong?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Umkyrpong; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khliehriat
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jowai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jowai
- ○Primary health centre10+ 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 wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 9 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 Umkyrpong

Of every 100 households in Umkyrpong in 2011, 59 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Umkyrpong · ■ Saipung rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**61%

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

**38%

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

**57%

Tap water ****100%**

**16%

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

**2%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****15%**

**28%

Television ****18%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**8%

None of these assets ****10%**

**40%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Umkyrpong?

■ Umkyrpong · ■ Saipung rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****30.5%**

**57.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1043**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1216**

**987

Working population ****36.4%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 27.9% for men and 33.2% for women. 52% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 176 (79%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (4%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 11 (5%) · **■** Marginal 21 (9%)

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 Saipung

- Thuruk719 people
- Mulait Bri Sumer663 people
- Khannar658 people
- Moullian631 people
- Jarain603 people
- Daistong596 people
- Lelad552 people
- Myntriang531 people

[All 97 villages in Saipung](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/jaintia-hills/saipung/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Umkyrpong?793200
- How far is Umkyrpong from Jowai?86 km by road
- What is the population of Umkyrpong?613 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Umkyrpong in?Jaintia Hills district (Saipung sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Umkyrpong?30.5% (Census 2011)