Village · Nongstoin, West Khasi Hills # Umwein Umwein is a village in Nongstoin sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793119. The 2011 Census counted 144 people in 23 households, the 134th largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%. - 144 people (2011) - 23 households - 71.1% literacy - 793119 PIN code ## Umwein PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Umwein is 793119. Umwein falls in Nongstoin sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code 793119 - Community development block Nongstoin - Census village code 276811 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Umwein 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. ## What facilities are there in Umwein? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Umwein; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 private - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Nongstoin - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nongstoin - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nongstoin - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water covered wells Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## Homes and amenities in Umwein Of every 100 households in Umwein in 2011, 0 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 15 a car. ■ Umwein · ■ Nongstoin rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 39% - Toilet within the home 100% 30% - No toilet (open defecation) 0% 66% - Tap water 0% 29% - Drinking water within premises 0% 6% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100% - Use banking services 45% 13% - Television 0% 13% - Mobile phone 50% 26% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 1% - Car / jeep / van 15% 1% - None of these assets 50% 56% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Umwein? ■ Umwein · ■ Nongstoin rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 71.1% 76.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1149 983 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1136 1003 - Working population 38.2% 45.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.6% for men and 67.3% for women. 40% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 49 (89%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (2%) · ■ Other work 3 (5%) · ■ Marginal 2 (4%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nongstoin - Nongpathar 149 people - Byrki 148 people - Mawkhait Sepngi 147 people - Nongklung Rim 144 people - Domkyrkoh 143 people - Myndo Umkyllain 140 people - Mawkayang Langdain 138 people - Mawkhmahtyngkoh 138 people All 238 villages in Nongstoin ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Umwein? 793119 - How far is Umwein from Nongstoin? 55 km by road - What is the population of Umwein? 144 (Census 2011) - Which district is Umwein in? West Khasi Hills district (Nongstoin sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Umwein? 71.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/nongstoin/umwein/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.