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

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Village · Nongstoin, West Khasi Hills 

# Porla

Porla is a village in Nongstoin sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793119**. The 2011 Census counted **154 people in 25 households**, the 126th largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 154people (2011)
- 25households
- 79.2%literacy
- 793119PIN code

## Porla PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code793119
- Community development blockNongstoin
- Census village code276808

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

## How far is Porla from nearby towns?

- Nongstoin (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)40 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)40 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 Porla?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●ASHA health workerIn 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) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 12 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.

## Homes and amenities in Porla

Of every 100 households in Porla in 2011, 52 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Porla · ■ Nongstoin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**66%

Tap water ****92%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**6%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****12%**

**13%

Television ****4%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**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 Porla?

■ Porla · ■ Nongstoin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.2%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****878**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**1003

Working population ****59.1%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 78.2% for women. 61% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 48 (53%) · **■** Other work 13 (14%) · **■** Marginal 30 (33%)

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

- Mawroh Mawlangniang156 people
- Nongshyrkon B156 people
- Sawtalad156 people
- Diengsyiang155 people
- Marshiang153 people
- Thiepkseh Shilliangktieh152 people
- Mawthoh149 people
- Nongpathar149 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Porla?793119
- How far is Porla from Nongstoin?40 km by road
- What is the population of Porla?154 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Porla in?West Khasi Hills district (Nongstoin sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Porla?79.2% (Census 2011)