# Ukiam Village, Nongstoin, West Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Nongstoin, West Khasi Hills 

# Ukiam

Ukiam is a village in Nongstoin sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793119**. The 2011 Census counted **593 people in 89 households**, the 13th largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 593people (2011)
- 89households
- 83.6%literacy
- 793119PIN code

## Ukiam PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793119
- Community development blockNongstoin
- Census village code276655

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

## How far is Ukiam from nearby towns?

- Nongstoin (sub-district HQ)62 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)62 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)62 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 Ukiam?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn 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 watertube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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 Ukiam known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Ukiam

Of every 100 households in Ukiam in 2011, 0 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ukiam · ■ Nongstoin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**6%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****9%**

**13%

Television ****19%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**1%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**56%

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 Ukiam?

■ Ukiam · ■ Nongstoin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.6%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1114**

**1003

Working population ****56.0%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.9% for men and 85.4% for women. 60% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 322 (97%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 2 (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 Nongstoin

- Jaidoh612 people
- Nongtynniaw612 people
- Iew Rambrai610 people
- Nongkynjang599 people
- Maweit589 people
- Mawphansyiar568 people
- Nonglwai II543 people
- Mawliehbah Mawnar534 people

[All 238 villages in Nongstoin](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/nongstoin/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ukiam?793119
- How far is Ukiam from Nongstoin?62 km by road
- What is the population of Ukiam?593 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ukiam in?West Khasi Hills district (Nongstoin sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Ukiam?83.6% (Census 2011)