Village · Mawshynrut, West Khasi Hills # Umdang Umdang is a village in Mawshynrut sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793120. The 2011 Census counted 1,457 people in 234 households, the 1st largest of 318 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 1,457 people (2011) - 234 households - 64.1% literacy - 793120 PIN code ## Umdang PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Umdang is 793120. Umdang falls in Mawshynrut sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code 793120 - Community development block Mawshynrut - Census village code 276572 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Umdang from nearby towns? - Mawshynrut (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road - Nongstoin (district HQ) 67 km by road - Nongstoin (nearest town) 67 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Umdang? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Umdang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Mawthengkut - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nongstoin - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nongstoin - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Umdang known for? The main crops are paddy, maize and potato. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Umdang Of every 100 households in Umdang in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Umdang · ■ Mawshynrut rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 30% - Toilet within the home 9% 51% - No toilet (open defecation) 91% 47% - Tap water 0% 24% - Drinking water within premises 0% 15% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100% - Use banking services 4% 13% - Television 3% 18% - Mobile phone 10% 26% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 3% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 87% 45% - Own their home 98% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Umdang? ■ Umdang · ■ Mawshynrut rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 64.1% 74.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 993 956 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1074 940 - Working population 62.2% 43.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.9% for men and 61.2% for women. 63% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 519 (57%) · ■ Farm labourers 4 (0%) · ■ Other work 375 (41%) · ■ Marginal 8 (1%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Mawshynrut - Nonglang 1,154 people - Shallang Sohbar 983 people - Umshiak 935 people - Riangdo 930 people All 328 villages in Mawshynrut ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Umdang? 793120 - How far is Umdang from Nongstoin? 67 km by road - What is the population of Umdang? 1,457 (Census 2011) - Which district is Umdang in? West Khasi Hills district (Mawshynrut sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Umdang? 64.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/mawshynrut/umdang/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.