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About Porsohsan Village

Porsohsan is a small village in Mawshynrut tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 113, made up of 61 males and 52 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 852 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Porsohsan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Porsohsan village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Khasi Hills
Tehsil Mawshynrut
Pincode 793120
Population 113
Male Population 61
Female Population 52
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 852
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 Porsohsan compares

By the 2011 count Porsohsan is the 230th 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 shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Porsohsan

Porsohsan is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Porsohsan 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 Pormawthaw, Porshieh, Porshken and Porslap. 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 Porsohsan

As per the Census of India 2011, Porsohsan village had a population of 113. That makes it the 230th largest of the 311 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 235 residents.

Porsohsan village has 61 males and 52 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Porsohsan has about 852 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

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

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

The census record for Porsohsan 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 Porsohsan.

Porsohsan 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 Porsohsan today is likely to be higher.

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