# Umsaw Village, Mawthadraishan, West Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mawthadraishan, West Khasi Hills 

# Umsaw

Umsaw is a village in Mawthadraishan sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793119**. The 2011 Census counted **809 people in 126 households**, the 18th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 809people (2011)
- 126households
- 45.3%literacy
- 793119PIN code

## Umsaw PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Umsaw is 793119.** Umsaw falls in Mawthadraishan sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793119
- Community development blockMawthadraishan
- Census village code276898

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

## How far is Umsaw from nearby towns?

- Mawthadraishan (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)23 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)23 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 Umsaw?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Umsaw; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Guwahati
- ○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 wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Umsaw known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Umsaw

Of every 100 households in Umsaw in 2011, 92 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Umsaw · ■ Mawthadraishan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**46%

Tap water ****93%**

**36%

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

**3%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****0%**

**23%

Television ****0%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****79%**

**52%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Umsaw?

■ Umsaw · ■ Mawthadraishan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.3%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**961

Working population ****47.5%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.2% for men and 46.5% for women. 50% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 359 (93%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 7 (2%)

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 Mawthadraishan

- Pariong929 people
- Langlew917 people
- Upper Laitkseh899 people
- Nongriat868 people
- Dommawlieh799 people
- Mawsynnam775 people
- Mawlangren747 people
- Mawkhan713 people

[All 104 villages in Mawthadraishan](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/mawthadraishan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Umsaw?793119
- How far is Umsaw from Nongstoin?23 km by road
- What is the population of Umsaw?809 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Umsaw in?West Khasi Hills district (Mawthadraishan sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Umsaw?45.3% (Census 2011)