# Umkait Village, Mawshynrut, West Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mawshynrut, West Khasi Hills 

# Umkait

Umkait is a village in Mawshynrut sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **78 people in 15 households**, the 273rd largest of 318 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 78people (2011)
- 15households
- 87.0%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Umkait PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Umkait is 793120.** Umkait falls in Mawshynrut sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMawshynrut
- Census village code276476

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

## How far is Umkait from nearby towns?

- Mawshynrut (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)60 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)60 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 Umkait?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Umkait; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mawthengkut
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○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 wateruntreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 11 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 Umkait known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and orange**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Umkait

Of every 100 households in Umkait in 2011, 67 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Umkait · ■ Mawshynrut rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**47%

Tap water ****47%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**15%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****47%**

**13%

Television ****7%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****80%**

**45%

Own their home ****93%**

**98%

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 Umkait?

■ Umkait · ■ Mawshynrut rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.0%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****857**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****846**

**940

Working population ****44.9%**

**43.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.7% for men and 84.0% for women. 45% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 33 (94%) · **■** Other work 2 (6%)

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 Mawshynrut

- Chisimpara81 people
- Pyndengmawnar81 people
- Mawbon Riangna79 people
- Pormawthar79 people
- Weirang78 people
- Lumkynjiang77 people
- Thynri77 people
- Nirang76 people

[All 328 villages in Mawshynrut](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/mawshynrut/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Umkait?793120
- How far is Umkait from Nongstoin?60 km by road
- What is the population of Umkait?78 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Umkait in?West Khasi Hills district (Mawshynrut sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Umkait?87.0% (Census 2011)