Village · Thadlaskein, Jaintia Hills
# Umjalisiaw

Umjalisiaw is a village in Thadlaskein sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793151. The 2011 Census counted 622 people in 101 households, the 58th largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%.
- 622 people (2011)
- 101 households
- 46.6% literacy
- 793151 PIN code

## Umjalisiaw PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Umjalisiaw is 793151. Umjalisiaw falls in Thadlaskein sub-district, Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya.
- PIN code 793151
- Community development block Thadlaskein
- Census village code 279089

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Umjalisiaw from nearby towns?
- Thadlaskein (sub-district HQ) 40 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ) 50 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town) 50 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Umjalisiaw?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 private
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Khliehtyrshi
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jowai
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shillong
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water covered wells
- Electricity (2011) 14 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Umjalisiaw

Of every 100 households in Umjalisiaw in 2011, 54 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Umjalisiaw · ■ Thadlaskein rural average
- Electricity for lighting 54% 58%
- Toilet within the home 71% 51%
- No toilet (open defecation) 29% 43%
- Tap water 0% 7%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 94%
- Use banking services 9% 27%
- Television 16% 19%
- Mobile phone 41% 42%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 1%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 4%
- None of these assets 43% 44%
- Own their home 99% 93%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Umjalisiaw?

■ Umjalisiaw · ■ Thadlaskein rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 46.6% 56.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1013 1019
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1044 976
- Working population 32.5% 41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 34.7% for men and 58.4% for women. 44% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 158 (78%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 31 (15%) · ■ Marginal 11 (5%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Thadlaskein
- Lumtrep 651 people
- Pynthorlangtein 639 people
- Sohphoh 634 people
- Mynkrem 629 people
- Mukhla Shohshrieh 604 people
- Kremmyrsiang 597 people
- Muphlang 592 people
- Kremlabit 569 people

All 133 villages in Thadlaskein

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Umjalisiaw? 793151
- How far is Umjalisiaw from Jowai? 50 km by road
- What is the population of Umjalisiaw? 622 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Umjalisiaw in? Jaintia Hills district (Thadlaskein sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Umjalisiaw? 46.6% (Census 2011)

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