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

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Village · Nongstoin, West Khasi Hills 

# Umjaru

Umjaru is a village in Nongstoin sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793119**. The 2011 Census counted **133 people in 21 households**, the 142nd largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 133people (2011)
- 21households
- 69.4%literacy
- 793119PIN code

## Umjaru PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793119
- Community development blockNongstoin
- Census village code276759

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

## How far is Umjaru from nearby towns?

- Nongstoin (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)17 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)17 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 Umjaru?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○Primary health centre5–10 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 watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)8 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.

## Homes and amenities in Umjaru

Of every 100 households in Umjaru in 2011, 35 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Umjaru · ■ Nongstoin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**39%

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

**30%

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

**66%

Tap water ****5%**

**29%

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

**6%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****5%**

**13%

Television ****15%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**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 Umjaru?

■ Umjaru · ■ Nongstoin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.4%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**1003

Working population ****40.6%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.0% for men and 70.8% for women. 42% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 39 (72%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (15%) · **■** Other work 6 (11%) · **■** Marginal 1 (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 Nongstoin

- Mawkhmahtyngkoh138 people
- Nongtyrnang Nonglwet138 people
- Langpyrdaw135 people
- Mawthawphet135 people
- Mawshiangbai132 people
- Mawkhait Mihngi130 people
- Dirang129 people
- Umsumbah129 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Umjaru?793119
- How far is Umjaru from Nongstoin?17 km by road
- What is the population of Umjaru?133 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Umjaru in?West Khasi Hills district (Nongstoin sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Umjaru?69.4% (Census 2011)