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

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Village · Mawshynrut, West Khasi Hills 

# Umwahsiang

Umwahsiang is a village in Mawshynrut sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **63 people in 10 households**, the 290th largest of 318 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 63people (2011)
- 10households
- 79.5%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Umwahsiang PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMawshynrut
- Census village code276425

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

## How far is Umwahsiang from nearby towns?

- Mawshynrut (sub-district HQ)50 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)55 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)55 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 Umwahsiang?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mawtyhengkut
- ○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 watercovered wells

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 Umwahsiang 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 Umwahsiang

Of every 100 households in Umwahsiang in 2011, 0 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Umwahsiang · ■ Mawshynrut rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**30%

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

**51%

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

**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 ****0%**

**13%

Television ****20%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****60%**

**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 Umwahsiang?

■ Umwahsiang · ■ Mawshynrut rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1111**

**940

Working population ****50.8%**

**43.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 81.0% for women. 47% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 30 (94%) · **■** Household industry 1 (3%) · **■** Other work 1 (3%)

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

- Domtiehsaw68 people
- Swangre Nongrim67 people
- Nongmawkhar64 people
- Mawjari63 people
- Nongmawshut58 people
- Porksai58 people
- Parmawlein55 people
- Santapur53 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Umwahsiang?793120
- How far is Umwahsiang from Nongstoin?55 km by road
- What is the population of Umwahsiang?63 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Umwahsiang in?West Khasi Hills district (Mawshynrut sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Umwahsiang?79.5% (Census 2011)