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

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Village · Mawshynrut, West Khasi Hills 

# Porshken

Porshken is a village in Mawshynrut sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **90 people in 17 households**, the 260th largest of 318 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 90people (2011)
- 17households
- 62.7%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Porshken PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMawshynrut
- Census village code276325

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

## How far is Porshken from nearby towns?

- Mawshynrut (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)64 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)64 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 Porshken?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Porshken; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

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 Porshken known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Porshken

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

■ Porshken · ■ Mawshynrut rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**30%

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

**51%

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

**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 ****0%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****100%**

**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 Porshken?

■ Porshken · ■ Mawshynrut rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.7%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067**

**940

Working population ****46.7%**

**43.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.8% for men and 42.3% for women. 48% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 31 (74%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (5%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%) · **■** Marginal 7 (17%)

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

- Mawsngi93 people
- Mawbyrngem92 people
- Mawlan B92 people
- Thodmari91 people
- Tynrongmawblei90 people
- Miangmawdor87 people
- Jasyllar85 people
- Madanjira84 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Porshken?793120
- How far is Porshken from Nongstoin?64 km by road
- What is the population of Porshken?90 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Porshken in?West Khasi Hills district (Mawshynrut sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Porshken?62.7% (Census 2011)