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About Porla A Village

Porla A is a small village in Mawshynrut tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 156, made up of 79 males and 77 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Porla A Overview

Census 2011 figures for Porla A village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawshynrut
Pincode 793120
Population 156
Male Population 79
Female Population 77
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Porla A compares

By the 2011 count Porla A is the 184th largest of the 311 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 235 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Porla A

Porla A is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Porla A as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Pomdkhar, Poriew, Poriu and Porkrong. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Porla A

As per the Census of India 2011, Porla A village had a population of 156. That makes it the 184th largest of the 311 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 235 residents.

Porla A village has 79 males and 77 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Porla A has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Porla A is 793120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Porla A falls under Mawshynrut tehsil of West Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The census record for Porla A notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Porla A.

Porla A is in Mawshynrut tehsil of West Khasi Hills district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Porla A today is likely to be higher.

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