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

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Village · Nongstoin, West Khasi Hills 

# Umsumbah

Umsumbah is a village in Nongstoin sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793119**. The 2011 Census counted **129 people in 22 households**, the 146th largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 129people (2011)
- 22households
- 86.0%literacy
- 793119PIN code

## Umsumbah PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793119
- Community development blockNongstoin
- Census village code276744

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

## How far is Umsumbah from nearby towns?

- Nongstoin (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)18 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)18 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 Umsumbah?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Umsumbah; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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 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 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.

## What is Umsumbah 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 Umsumbah

Of every 100 households in Umsumbah in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Umsumbah · ■ Nongstoin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**66%

Tap water ****24%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**6%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****10%**

**13%

Television ****0%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Umsumbah?

■ Umsumbah · ■ Nongstoin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.0%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****870**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1231**

**1003

Working population ****45.7%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.1% for men and 90.9% for women. 48% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 25 (42%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%) · **■** Marginal 33 (56%)

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

- Umjaru133 people
- Mawshiangbai132 people
- Mawkhait Mihngi130 people
- Dirang129 people
- Mawmluh II128 people
- Marwa127 people
- New Mawjai127 people
- Umiang127 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Umsumbah?793119
- How far is Umsumbah from Nongstoin?18 km by road
- What is the population of Umsumbah?129 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Umsumbah in?West Khasi Hills district (Nongstoin sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Umsumbah?86.0% (Census 2011)