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

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Village · Umling, Ribhoi 

# Umshaken

Umshaken is a village in Umling sub-district of Ribhoi district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793102**. The 2011 Census counted **969 people in 163 households**, the 8th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 969people (2011)
- 163households
- 92.4%literacy
- 793102PIN code

## Umshaken PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793102
- Community development blockUmling
- Census village code277617

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

## How far is Umshaken from nearby towns?

- Umling (sub-district HQ)49 km by road
- Nongpoh (district HQ)37 km by road
- Nongpoh (nearest town)37 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 Umshaken?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Umshaken; 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 · 2 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 · Nongpoh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nongpoh
- ○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 bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Umshaken known for?

The main crops are **ginger**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Umshaken

Of every 100 households in Umshaken in 2011, 71 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Umshaken · ■ Umling rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**22%

Tap water ****79%**

**49%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**18%

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

**9%

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

**87%

Use banking services ****53%**

**40%

Television ****41%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****15%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Umshaken?

■ Umshaken · ■ Umling rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.4%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842**

**934

Working population ****39.8%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.5% for men and 90.4% for women. 40% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 249 (65%) · **■** Farm labourers 52 (13%) · **■** Other work 54 (14%) · **■** Marginal 31 (8%)

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

- Diwon1,305 people
- Umling1,296 people
- Umsaw Nongbri1,224 people
- Patharkushi1,100 people
- Mawphru937 people
- Umkaduh912 people
- Pillangkata881 people
- 15th Mile Nongthymmai862 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Umshaken?793102
- How far is Umshaken from Nongpoh?37 km by road
- What is the population of Umshaken?969 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Umshaken in?Ribhoi district (Umling sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Umshaken?92.4% (Census 2011)