# Umjarain Village, Mawkyrwat, West Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mawkyrwat, West Khasi Hills 

# Umjarain

Umjarain is a village in Mawkyrwat sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793114**. The 2011 Census counted **308 people in 54 households**, the 56th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.2%.

- 308people (2011)
- 54households
- 91.4%literacy
- 793114PIN code

## Umjarain PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Umjarain is 793114.** Umjarain falls in Mawkyrwat sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793114
- Community development blockMawkyrwat
- Census village code277396

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

## How far is Umjarain from nearby towns?

- Mawkyrwat (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)64 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)64 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 Umjarain?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Umjarain; 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mawkyrwat
- ○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
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Umjarain known for?

The main crops are **paddy, potato and groundnut**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Umjarain

Of every 100 households in Umjarain in 2011, 88 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Umjarain · ■ Mawkyrwat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**63%

Tap water ****2%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****19%**

**16%

Television ****12%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****44%**

**58%

Own their home ****79%**

**96%

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 Umjarain?

■ Umjarain · ■ Mawkyrwat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.4%**

**78.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**975

Working population ****38.6%**

**40.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.5% for men and 88.7% for women. 42% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (9%) · **■** Other work 15 (13%) · **■** Marginal 92 (77%)

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 Mawkyrwat

- Diwah334 people
- Pharmahiong325 people
- Pyndendiwah324 people
- Kensimphlang316 people
- Mawkhyrwang307 people
- Mawjarain302 people
- Mawmerang301 people
- Mawpat283 people

[All 140 villages in Mawkyrwat](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/mawkyrwat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Umjarain?793114
- How far is Umjarain from Nongstoin?64 km by road
- What is the population of Umjarain?308 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Umjarain in?West Khasi Hills district (Mawkyrwat sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Umjarain?91.4% (Census 2011)