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About Porkhadoh Village

Porkhadoh is a small village in Nongstoin tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 161, made up of 82 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Porkhadoh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Porkhadoh village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Khasi Hills
Tehsil Nongstoin
Pincode 793119
Population 161
Male Population 82
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
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 Porkhadoh compares

By the 2011 count Porkhadoh is the 115th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Porkhadoh

Porkhadoh is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Porkhadoh 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 Nongumbah, Nongumbi, Nongummer and Nongweidohlieh. 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 Porkhadoh

As per the Census of India 2011, Porkhadoh village had a population of 161. That makes it the 115th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Porkhadoh village has 82 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Porkhadoh has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Porkhadoh is 793119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Porkhadoh falls under Nongstoin tehsil of West Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The census record for Porkhadoh 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 Porkhadoh.

Porkhadoh is in Nongstoin 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 Porkhadoh today is likely to be higher.

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