# Um-A Village, Nongstoin, West Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Nongstoin, West Khasi Hills 

# Um-A

Um-A is a village in Nongstoin sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793119**. The 2011 Census counted **50 people in 8 households**, the 214th largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 50people (2011)
- 8households
- 36.8%literacy
- 793119PIN code

## Um-A PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793119
- Community development blockNongstoin
- Census village code276683

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

## How far is Um-A from nearby towns?

- Nongstoin (sub-district HQ)55 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 Um-A?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Um-A; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nongkroh
- ○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 wateruntreated tap water

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.

## Homes and amenities in Um-A

Of every 100 households in Um-A in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Um-A · ■ Nongstoin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**39%

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

**30%

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

**66%

Tap water ****88%**

**29%

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

**6%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****0%**

**13%

Television ****0%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**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 Um-A?

■ Um-A · ■ Nongstoin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****36.8%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****613**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****714**

**1003

Working population ****48.0%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 41.7% for men and 28.6% for women. 52% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 19 (79%) · **■** Marginal 5 (21%)

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

- Mawbuit56 people
- Maweitksar56 people
- Mawiawlang52 people
- Nongumbi52 people
- Mawliehpoh48 people
- Mawpayier46 people
- Nongkhnum43 people
- Nongshilliang43 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Um-A?793119
- How far is Um-A from Nongstoin?55 km by road
- What is the population of Um-A?50 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Um-A in?West Khasi Hills district (Nongstoin sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Um-A?36.8% (Census 2011)