# Bir Village, Umsning, Ribhoi (Meghalaya) – PIN Code

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Village · Umsning, Ribhoi 

# Bir

Bir is a village in Umsning sub-district of Ribhoi district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793105**. The 2011 Census counted **176 people in 34 households**, the 219th largest of 274 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.0%.

- 176people (2011)
- 34households
- 54.1%literacy
- 793105PIN code

## Bir PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bir is 793105.** Bir falls in Umsning sub-district, Ribhoi district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793105
- Community development blockUmsning
- Census village code277912

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

## How far is Bir from nearby towns?

- Umsning (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Nongpoh (district HQ)27 km by road
- Nongpoh (nearest town)27 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 Bir?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Bir; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Umsning
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nongpoh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)17 h summer · 19 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 Bir known for?

The main crops are **paddy and ginger**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Bir

Of every 100 households in Bir in 2011, 80 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bir · ■ Umsning rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**36%

Tap water ****74%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****51%**

**31%

Television ****29%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****60%**

**36%

Own their home ****97%**

**84%

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 Bir?

■ Bir · ■ Umsning rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.1%**

**73.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****692**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****688**

**963

Working population ****40.3%**

**41.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.4% for men and 58.0% for women. 46% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 66 (93%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (3%) · **■** Marginal 2 (3%)

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 Umsning

- Mawbri/Makaleng182 people
- Umjapung181 people
- Lyngsaw178 people
- Umsmu177 people
- Mawdiengngan176 people
- Amkhang175 people
- Lad Umpih174 people
- Umlaper168 people

[All 305 villages in Umsning](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/ribhoi/umsning/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bir?793105
- How far is Bir from Nongpoh?27 km by road
- What is the population of Bir?176 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bir in?Ribhoi district (Umsning sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Bir?54.1% (Census 2011)