Upper Balian, Umling

Upper Balian is a village located in the Umling Subdivision of Ri Bhoi district of Meghalaya. The village falls in Umling block. It belongs to Shillong parliament constituency and Jirang assembly constituency.

As on January 2025, the current population of Upper Balian is 278 out of which 137 are males and rest 141 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1029 females per 1000 males. There are around 47 teenagers in Upper Balian. It has literacy rate of 56% which means around 156 persons can read and write. Total 0 people belonging to scheduled caste and 259 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 52 households in Upper Balian, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 82. The pincode of Upper Balian is 793101 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Byrnihat Sub Post office
• Epip Byrnihat Branch Post office
• Jorabat Branch Post office
• Tamul Kuchi Gaon Branch Post office
• Killing Centre Branch Post office

Schools

Upper Balian has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• R.C.L.P School Upper Balian

Hospitals

Upper Balian has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Sarutari Sub-Center
• Pillangkata Sub-Center
• Byrnihat Primary Health Center
• Baridua Sub-Center

Banks

Upper Balian has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Canara Bank Byrnihat
• Canara Bank Byrnihat II
• HDFC Bank Byrnihat
• ICICI Bank Burnihat
• North East Small Finance Bank Byrnihat