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

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Village · Mawshynrut, West Khasi Hills 

# Umwahlang

Umwahlang is a village in Mawshynrut sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **448 people in 79 households**, the 37th largest of 318 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 448people (2011)
- 79households
- 73.0%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Umwahlang PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMawshynrut
- Census village code276431

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

## How far is Umwahlang from nearby towns?

- Mawshynrut (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)49 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)49 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 Umwahlang?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Umwahlang; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○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
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)11 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 Umwahlang known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and sweet potato**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Umwahlang

Of every 100 households in Umwahlang in 2011, 29 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Umwahlang · ■ Mawshynrut rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**47%

Tap water ****5%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**15%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****22%**

**13%

Television ****8%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****62%**

**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 Umwahlang?

■ Umwahlang · ■ Mawshynrut rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**940

Working population ****47.3%**

**43.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.6% for men and 71.2% for women. 48% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 203 (96%) · **■** Other work 6 (3%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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

- Rangolpara465 people
- Langumshing B462 people
- Nongjri459 people
- Salbari457 people
- Nurmati441 people
- Nongsleh431 people
- Mawbon Agar426 people
- Mangsangdaso423 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Umwahlang?793120
- How far is Umwahlang from Nongstoin?49 km by road
- What is the population of Umwahlang?448 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Umwahlang in?West Khasi Hills district (Mawshynrut sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Umwahlang?73.0% (Census 2011)