# Porkrong Village, Mawshynrut, West Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Mawshynrut, West Khasi Hills 

# Porkrong

Porkrong is a village in Mawshynrut sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **148 people in 25 households**, the 197th largest of 318 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 148people (2011)
- 25households
- 89.2%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Porkrong PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Porkrong is 793120.** Porkrong falls in Mawshynrut sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMawshynrut
- Census village code276380

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

## How far is Porkrong from nearby towns?

- Mawshynrut (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)58 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)58 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 Porkrong?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mawthengkut
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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.

## What is Porkrong known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and ginger**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Porkrong

Of every 100 households in Porkrong in 2011, 70 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Porkrong · ■ Mawshynrut rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**47%

Tap water ****4%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**15%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****13%**

**13%

Television ****17%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****56%**

**45%

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 Porkrong?

■ Porkrong · ■ Mawshynrut rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.2%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****827**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**940

Working population ****39.2%**

**43.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.7% for men and 90.9% for women. 38% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 48 (83%) · **■** Other work 5 (9%) · **■** Marginal 5 (9%)

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 Mawshynrut

- Nongdagong150 people
- Nongwar Pyndeng150 people
- Mawjeinlang149 people
- Aswit148 people
- Mawkhrang147 people
- Upper Nongkyndang147 people
- Mawkyllon146 people
- Porshieh146 people

[All 328 villages in Mawshynrut](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/mawshynrut/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Porkrong?793120
- How far is Porkrong from Nongstoin?58 km by road
- What is the population of Porkrong?148 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Porkrong in?West Khasi Hills district (Mawshynrut sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Porkrong?89.2% (Census 2011)