# Porakhasia Village, Dalu, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Dalu, West Garo Hills 

# Porakhasia

Porakhasia is a village in Dalu sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794103**. The 2011 Census counted **792 people in 174 households**, the 5th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.

- 792people (2011)
- 174households
- 67.4%literacy
- 794103PIN code

## Porakhasia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Porakhasia is 794103.** Porakhasia falls in Dalu sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code794103
- Community development blockDalu
- Census village code274309

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

## How far is Porakhasia from nearby towns?

- Dalu (sub-district HQ)31 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)77 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)77 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 Porakhasia?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Porakhasia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dalu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)19 h summer · 20 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 Porakhasia

Of every 100 households in Porakhasia in 2011, 92 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Porakhasia · ■ Dalu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**37%

Tap water ****4%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**16%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**95%

Use banking services ****25%**

**24%

Television ****43%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****36%**

**38%

Own their home ****96%**

**93%

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 Porakhasia?

■ Porakhasia · ■ Dalu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.4%**

**70.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****825**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1023**

**958

Working population ****35.2%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.7% for men and 54.6% for women. 53% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 34 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (5%) · **■** Household industry 14 (5%) · **■** Other work 189 (68%) · **■** Marginal 27 (10%)

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 Dalu

- Gangbanga963 people
- Salbaripara951 people
- Genapara844 people
- Chaipani A821 people
- Killapara East B777 people
- Darong-Adu744 people
- Magupara740 people
- Kongtokpara737 people

[All 201 villages in Dalu](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-garo-hills/dalu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Porakhasia?794103
- How far is Porakhasia from Tura?77 km by road
- What is the population of Porakhasia?792 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Porakhasia in?West Garo Hills district (Dalu sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Porakhasia?67.4% (Census 2011)