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

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Village · Umsning, Ribhoi 

# Wahskuin

Wahskuin is a village in Umsning sub-district of Ribhoi district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793105**. The 2011 Census counted **20 people in 3 households**, the 272nd largest of 274 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.0%.

- 20people (2011)
- 3households
- 54.5%literacy
- 793105PIN code

## Wahskuin PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793105
- Community development blockUmsning
- Census village code278034

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

## How far is Wahskuin from nearby towns?

- Umsning (sub-district HQ)42 km by road
- Nongpoh (district HQ)26 km by road
- Nongpoh (nearest town)26 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 Wahskuin?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Wahskuin; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Umsning
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○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
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 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.

## Homes and amenities in Wahskuin

Of every 100 households in Wahskuin in 2011, 84 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Wahskuin · ■ Umsning rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**36%

Tap water ****90%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****30%**

**94%

Use banking services ****57%**

**31%

Television ****65%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**4%

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

**36%

Own their home ****25%**

**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 Wahskuin?

■ Wahskuin · ■ Umsning rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.5%**

**73.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****818**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**963

Working population ****50.0%**

**41.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 33.3% for men and 80.0% for women. 55% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 9 (90%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (10%)

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

- Mawbru47 people
- Umjarain45 people
- Umsder43 people
- Umpung22 people
- Urbania18 people
- Sain8 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Wahskuin?793105
- How far is Wahskuin from Nongpoh?26 km by road
- What is the population of Wahskuin?20 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Wahskuin in?Ribhoi district (Umsning sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Wahskuin?54.5% (Census 2011)