# Porkhadoh Village, Nongstoin, West Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Nongstoin, West Khasi Hills 

# Porkhadoh

Porkhadoh is a village in Nongstoin sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793119**. The 2011 Census counted **161 people in 20 households**, the 120th largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 161people (2011)
- 20households
- 75.2%literacy
- 793119PIN code

## Porkhadoh PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Porkhadoh is 793119.** Porkhadoh falls in Nongstoin sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793119
- Community development blockNongstoin
- Census village code276881

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

## How far is Porkhadoh from nearby towns?

- Nongstoin (sub-district HQ)53 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)53 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)53 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 Porkhadoh?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Porkhadoh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nongstoin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○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.

## Homes and amenities in Porkhadoh

Of every 100 households in Porkhadoh in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Porkhadoh · ■ Nongstoin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****40%**

**13%

Television ****0%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**56%

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 Porkhadoh?

■ Porkhadoh · ■ Nongstoin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1087**

**1003

Working population ****41.6%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.8% for men and 59.3% for women. 41% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 54 (81%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 5 (7%) · **■** Marginal 7 (10%)

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 Nongstoin

- Mawrok Nongnah164 people
- Umlongpung162 people
- Mawdet161 people
- Mawdiangkop161 people
- Sylleiiawkhein159 people
- Mawroh Mawlangniang156 people
- Nongshyrkon B156 people
- Sawtalad156 people

[All 238 villages in Nongstoin](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/nongstoin/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Porkhadoh?793119
- How far is Porkhadoh from Nongstoin?53 km by road
- What is the population of Porkhadoh?161 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Porkhadoh in?West Khasi Hills district (Nongstoin sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Porkhadoh?75.2% (Census 2011)