# Umshangiar Village, Thadlaskein, Jaintia Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Thadlaskein, Jaintia Hills 

# Umshangiar

Umshangiar is a village in Thadlaskein sub-district of Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793151**. The 2011 Census counted **557 people in 108 households**, the 63rd largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%.

- 557people (2011)
- 108households
- 54.8%literacy
- 793151PIN code

## Umshangiar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Umshangiar is 793151.** Umshangiar falls in Thadlaskein sub-district, Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793151
- Community development blockThadlaskein
- Census village code279076

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

## How far is Umshangiar from nearby towns?

- Thadlaskein (sub-district HQ)53 km by road
- Jowai (district HQ)63 km by road
- Jowai (nearest town)63 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 Umshangiar?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Umshangiar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khliehtyrshi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jowai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Umshangiar known for?

The main crops are **paddy, turmeric and maize**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Umshangiar

Of every 100 households in Umshangiar in 2011, 62 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Umshangiar · ■ Thadlaskein rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**43%

Tap water ****2%**

**7%

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

**6%

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

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****12%**

**27%

Television ****0%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****12%**

**44%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 Umshangiar?

■ Umshangiar · ■ Thadlaskein rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.8%**

**56.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1063**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1039**

**976

Working population ****47.4%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 39.4% for men and 69.1% for women. 49% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 237 (90%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 17 (6%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Thadlaskein

- Mukhla Shohshrieh604 people
- Kremmyrsiang597 people
- Muphlang592 people
- Kremlabit569 people
- Rtiang Sanphew550 people
- Nongrimbambthong545 people
- Chyrmang Wah504 people
- Moorap485 people

[All 133 villages in Thadlaskein](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/jaintia-hills/thadlaskein/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Umshangiar?793151
- How far is Umshangiar from Jowai?63 km by road
- What is the population of Umshangiar?557 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Umshangiar in?Jaintia Hills district (Thadlaskein sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Umshangiar?54.8% (Census 2011)