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

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Village · Mawshynrut, West Khasi Hills 

# Pormawthaw

Pormawthaw is a village in Mawshynrut sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **305 people in 48 households**, the 73rd largest of 318 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 305people (2011)
- 48households
- 79.4%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Pormawthaw PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMawshynrut
- Census village code276491

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

## How far is Pormawthaw from nearby towns?

- Mawshynrut (sub-district HQ)0 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)46 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)46 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 Pormawthaw?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Pormawthaw; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Banglapluh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- 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 Pormawthaw known for?

The main crops are **maize and vegetable**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Pormawthaw

Of every 100 households in Pormawthaw in 2011, 80 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Pormawthaw · ■ Mawshynrut rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**47%

Tap water ****0%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**15%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****53%**

**13%

Television ****33%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****37%**

**45%

Own their home ****71%**

**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 Pormawthaw?

■ Pormawthaw · ■ Mawshynrut rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.4%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****792**

**940

Working population ****23.6%**

**43.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 76.2% for women. 35% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 25 (35%) · **■** Marginal 47 (65%)

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

- Nongshram Adeng321 people
- Seinduli II319 people
- Tiniang315 people
- Lumpyngngad313 people
- Tynrongriangkhon301 people
- Umyiap299 people
- Maspara297 people
- Nongrynkew B296 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pormawthaw?793120
- How far is Pormawthaw from Nongstoin?46 km by road
- What is the population of Pormawthaw?305 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pormawthaw in?West Khasi Hills district (Mawshynrut sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Pormawthaw?79.4% (Census 2011)