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

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Village · Mawshynrut, West Khasi Hills 

# Umshiak

Umshiak is a village in Mawshynrut sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **935 people in 163 households**, the 4th largest of 318 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 935people (2011)
- 163households
- 86.1%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Umshiak PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMawshynrut
- Census village code276340

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

## How far is Umshiak from nearby towns?

- Mawshynrut (sub-district HQ)50 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)93 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)93 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 Umshiak?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Umshiak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn 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 bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)9 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 Umshiak known for?

The main crops are **paddy, arecanut banana and pineapple**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Umshiak

Of every 100 households in Umshiak in 2011, 9 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Umshiak · ■ Mawshynrut rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**47%

Tap water ****12%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**15%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****7%**

**13%

Television ****10%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**45%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Umshiak?

■ Umshiak · ■ Mawshynrut rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.1%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1062**

**940

Working population ****38.0%**

**43.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.7% for men and 83.4% for women. 47% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 63 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 11 (3%) · **■** Marginal 279 (79%)

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

- Umdang1,457 people
- Nonglang1,154 people
- Shallang Sohbar983 people
- Riangdo930 people
- Rangsapara820 people
- Rongkhugre B782 people
- Banglapluh727 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Umshiak?793120
- How far is Umshiak from Nongstoin?93 km by road
- What is the population of Umshiak?935 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Umshiak in?West Khasi Hills district (Mawshynrut sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Umshiak?86.1% (Census 2011)