Village · Mawshynrut, West Khasi Hills # Pormawthar Pormawthar is a village in Mawshynrut sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 793120. The 2011 Census counted 275 people in 56 households, the 91st largest of 318 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 275 people (2011) - 56 households - 47.4% literacy - 793120 PIN code ## Pormawthar PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Pormawthar is 793120. Pormawthar falls in Mawshynrut sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya. - PIN code 793120 - Community development block Mawshynrut - Census village code 276485 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Pormawthar from nearby towns? - Mawshynrut (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road - Nongstoin (district HQ) 66 km by road - Nongstoin (nearest town) 66 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Pormawthar? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Pormawthar; 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 - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● 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 - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 11 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Pormawthar known for? The main crops are jhum, maize and banana. Products made here include paddy and ginger. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Pormawthar Of every 100 households in Pormawthar in 2011, 20 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Pormawthar · ■ Mawshynrut rural average - Electricity for lighting 20% 30% - Toilet within the home 6% 51% - No toilet (open defecation) 94% 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 2% 13% - Television 14% 18% - Mobile phone 2% 26% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 3% - Car / jeep / van 2% 2% - None of these assets 84% 45% - Own their home 96% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Pormawthar? ■ Pormawthar · ■ Mawshynrut rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 47.4% 74.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 937 956 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 804 940 - Working population 46.5% 43.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 47.9% for men and 46.9% for women. 42% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 115 (90%) · ■ Other work 7 (5%) · ■ Marginal 6 (5%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Mawshynrut - Khyllem Sangrin 279 people - Niangju 276 people - Mawdongkiang 275 people - Nongsynrang 275 people - Nongkrong 274 people - Thaiem 272 people - Lumdiengsong 271 people - Malang Khasi 269 people All 328 villages in Mawshynrut ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pormawthar? 793120 - How far is Pormawthar from Nongstoin? 66 km by road - What is the population of Pormawthar? 275 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pormawthar in? West Khasi Hills district (Mawshynrut sub-district), Meghalaya - What is the literacy rate of Pormawthar? 47.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/mawshynrut/pormawthar-276485/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.