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About Porsohlang Village

Porsohlang is a small village in Mawshynrut tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 102, made up of 52 males and 50 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Porsohlang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Porsohlang village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawshynrut
Pincode 793120
Population 102
Male Population 52
Female Population 50
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Porsohlang compares

By the 2011 count Porsohlang is the 240th largest of the 311 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well 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 Porsohlang

Porsohlang is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Porsohlang as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Pormawthar, Pormawthaw, Porshieh and Porshken. 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 Porsohlang

As per the Census of India 2011, Porsohlang village had a population of 102. That makes it the 240th largest of the 311 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 235 residents.

Porsohlang village has 52 males and 50 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Porsohlang has about 962 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 Porsohlang is 793120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Porsohlang.

Porsohlang 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 Porsohlang today is likely to be higher.

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