# Pormadar Village, Ranikor, West Khasi Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Ranikor, West Khasi Hills 

# Pormadar

Pormadar is a village in Ranikor sub-district of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793106**. The 2011 Census counted **219 people in 38 households**, the 78th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 219people (2011)
- 38households
- 81.9%literacy
- 793106PIN code

## Pormadar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pormadar is 793106.** Pormadar falls in Ranikor sub-district, West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793106
- Community development blockRanikor
- Census village code277141

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

## How far is Pormadar from nearby towns?

- Ranikor (sub-district HQ)94 km by road
- Nongstoin (district HQ)136 km by road
- Nongstoin (nearest town)136 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 Pormadar?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mawkyrwat
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shillong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and canal / river

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 Pormadar

Of every 100 households in Pormadar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pormadar · ■ Ranikor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**38%

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

**22%

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

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**54%

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

**7%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****0%**

**18%

Television ****0%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

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

**58%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Pormadar?

■ Pormadar · ■ Ranikor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.9%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****840**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****788**

**966

Working population ****49.8%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 77.0% for women. 48% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 71 (65%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (12%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (6%) · **■** Marginal 17 (16%)

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 Ranikor

- Upper Rajapara228 people
- New Gulsora227 people
- Phudumiap222 people
- Umbir222 people
- Nayapara216 people
- Phlangmawprah216 people
- Largao213 people
- Kampilgre207 people

[All 161 villages in Ranikor](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-khasi-hills/ranikor/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pormadar?793106
- How far is Pormadar from Nongstoin?136 km by road
- What is the population of Pormadar?219 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pormadar in?West Khasi Hills district (Ranikor sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Pormadar?81.9% (Census 2011)