Village · Mawshynrut, West Khasi Hills # Poriew Poriew is a village in Mawshynrut sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793120. The 2011 Census counted 72 people in 13 households, the 282nd largest of 318 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 72 people (2011) - 13 households - 58.8% literacy - 793120 PIN code ## Poriew PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Poriew is 793120. Poriew falls in Mawshynrut sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code 793120 - Community development block Mawshynrut - Census village code 276481 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Poriew from nearby towns? - Mawshynrut (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road - Nongstoin (district HQ) 60 km by road - Nongstoin (nearest town) 60 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Poriew? 3 services counted by the Census are inside Poriew; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Mawthengkut - ○ 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 under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Poriew known for? The main crops are paddy and maize. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Poriew Of every 100 households in Poriew in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Poriew · ■ Mawshynrut rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 30% - Toilet within the home 8% 51% - No toilet (open defecation) 92% 47% - Tap water 0% 24% - Drinking water within premises 0% 15% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100% - Use banking services 0% 13% - Television 8% 18% - Mobile phone 0% 26% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 3% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 92% 45% - 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 Poriew? ■ Poriew · ■ Mawshynrut rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 58.8% 74.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 946 956 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 909 940 - Working population 51.4% 43.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 61.5% for men and 56.0% for women. 46% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 28 (76%) · ■ Marginal 9 (24%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Mawshynrut - Mawmareh 75 people - Riangsiehkhon 75 people - Jynra 73 people - Mawjain 73 people - Swangre Acheng 72 people - Nongdubir 70 people - Nongmawnar 70 people - Domtiehsaw 68 people All 328 villages in Mawshynrut ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Poriew? 793120 - How far is Poriew from Nongstoin? 60 km by road - What is the population of Poriew? 72 (Census 2011) - Which district is Poriew in? West Khasi Hills district (Mawshynrut sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Poriew? 58.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/mawshynrut/poriew/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.