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

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Village · Mawshynrut, West Khasi Hills 

# Porshieh

Porshieh is a village in Mawshynrut sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **146 people in 30 households**, the 201st largest of 318 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 146people (2011)
- 30households
- 94.5%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Porshieh PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMawshynrut
- Census village code276448

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

## How far is Porshieh from nearby towns?

- Mawshynrut (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)44 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)44 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 Porshieh?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Porshieh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Riangdo
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mawthengkut
- ○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
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 9 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 Porshieh known for?

The main crops are **maize and sweet potato**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Porshieh

Of every 100 households in Porshieh in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Porshieh · ■ Mawshynrut rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**47%

Tap water ****76%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**15%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****86%**

**13%

Television ****45%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Porshieh?

■ Porshieh · ■ Mawshynrut rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.5%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****802**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****682**

**940

Working population ****63.0%**

**43.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.3% for men and 90.0% for women. 59% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 31 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (33%) · **■** Other work 4 (4%) · **■** Marginal 27 (29%)

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

- Porkrong148 people
- Mawkhrang147 people
- Upper Nongkyndang147 people
- Mawkyllon146 people
- Rangthali144 people
- Shilliang Rynniaw144 people
- Dymmut Daong143 people
- Nongpdeng141 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Porshieh?793120
- How far is Porshieh from Nongstoin?44 km by road
- What is the population of Porshieh?146 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Porshieh in?West Khasi Hills district (Mawshynrut sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Porshieh?94.5% (Census 2011)