# Erpakon Village, Umling, Ribhoi (Meghalaya) – PIN Code

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Village · Umling, Ribhoi 

# Erpakon

Erpakon is a village in Umling sub-district of Ribhoi district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793102**. The 2011 Census counted **382 people in 83 households**, the 65th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 382people (2011)
- 83households
- 90.9%literacy
- 793102PIN code

## Erpakon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Erpakon is 793102.** Erpakon falls in Umling sub-district, Ribhoi district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793102
- Community development blockUmling
- Census village code277648

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

## How far is Erpakon from nearby towns?

- Umling (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Nongpoh (district HQ)8 km by road
- Nongpoh (nearest town)8 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 Erpakon?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Erpakon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nongpoh
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nongpoh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Erpakon known for?

The main crops are **ginger, pineapple and banana**. Products made here include broomstick. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Erpakon

Of every 100 households in Erpakon in 2011, 91 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Erpakon · ■ Umling rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**22%

Tap water ****88%**

**49%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**18%

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

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**87%

Use banking services ****26%**

**40%

Television ****35%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**5%

None of these assets ****25%**

**24%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Erpakon?

■ Erpakon · ■ Umling rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.9%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****805**

**934

Working population ****49.5%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.0% for men and 92.8% for women. 51% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 115 (61%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 24 (13%) · **■** Marginal 49 (26%)

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 Umling

- Nartap399 people
- Mawphrew391 people
- Bara Killing387 people
- Barkhatsari386 people
- Niangbarilum374 people
- Umduba367 people
- Tapempoanglong361 people
- Lalmati357 people

[All 223 villages in Umling](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/ribhoi/umling/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Erpakon?793102
- How far is Erpakon from Nongpoh?8 km by road
- What is the population of Erpakon?382 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Erpakon in?Ribhoi district (Umling sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Erpakon?90.9% (Census 2011)