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

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Village · Mawshynrut, West Khasi Hills 

# Porsohsan

Porsohsan is a village in Mawshynrut sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793120**. The 2011 Census counted **113 people in 22 households**, the 236th largest of 318 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 113people (2011)
- 22households
- 94.7%literacy
- 793120PIN code

## Porsohsan PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793120
- Community development blockMawshynrut
- Census village code276460

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

## How far is Porsohsan 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 Porsohsan?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Porsohsan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- 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 Porsohsan 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 Porsohsan

Of every 100 households in Porsohsan in 2011, 4 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Porsohsan · ■ Mawshynrut rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**47%

Tap water ****27%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**15%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****36%**

**13%

Television ****4%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****46%**

**45%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Porsohsan?

■ Porsohsan · ■ Mawshynrut rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.7%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****852**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****762**

**940

Working population ****45.1%**

**43.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.5% for men and 91.7% for women. 44% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 41 (80%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 9 (18%)

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

- Riangsieh118 people
- Tynrongsanlapur117 people
- Mawbri116 people
- Riangka116 people
- Pyndengkirit112 people
- Nongdirang111 people
- Dilbot110 people
- Nongmawlong110 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Porsohsan?793120
- How far is Porsohsan from Nongstoin?64 km by road
- What is the population of Porsohsan?113 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Porsohsan in?West Khasi Hills district (Mawshynrut sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Porsohsan?94.7% (Census 2011)