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

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Village · Umsning, Ribhoi 

# Birsiej

Birsiej is a village in Umsning sub-district of Ribhoi district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793105**. The 2011 Census counted **467 people in 76 households**, the 117th largest of 274 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.0%.

- 467people (2011)
- 76households
- 84.1%literacy
- 793105PIN code

## Birsiej PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793105
- Community development blockUmsning
- Census village code277840

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

## How far is Birsiej from nearby towns?

- Umsning (sub-district HQ)70 km by road
- Nongpoh (district HQ)95 km by road
- Nongpoh (nearest town)95 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 Birsiej?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Birsiej; 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mawbri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 14 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 Birsiej known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Birsiej

Of every 100 households in Birsiej in 2011, 94 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Birsiej · ■ Umsning rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**36%

Tap water ****84%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****13%**

**31%

Television ****16%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

None of these assets ****39%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Birsiej?

■ Birsiej · ■ Umsning rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.1%**

**73.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1057**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1153**

**963

Working population ****39.0%**

**41.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.3% for men and 79.1% for women. 41% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 177 (97%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 3 (2%)

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

- Tdohumsiang480 people
- Umiarong477 people
- Khlieh Umstem468 people
- Rilong468 people
- Tyrso Nongkyllep465 people
- Nongrim Umksih463 people
- Amjong456 people
- Umnuih455 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Birsiej?793105
- How far is Birsiej from Nongpoh?95 km by road
- What is the population of Birsiej?467 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birsiej in?Ribhoi district (Umsning sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Birsiej?84.1% (Census 2011)