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Porthyrnang Population - West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya

Porthyrnang is a small village located in Mawshynrut Block of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya with total 21 families residing. The Porthyrnang village has population of 135 of which 69 are males while 66 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Porthyrnang village population of children with age 0-6 is 25 which makes up 18.52 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Porthyrnang village is 957 which is lower than Meghalaya state average of 989. Child Sex Ratio for the Porthyrnang as per census is 923, lower than Meghalaya average of 970.

Porthyrnang village has lower literacy rate compared to Meghalaya. In 2011, literacy rate of Porthyrnang village was 65.45 % compared to 74.43 % of Meghalaya. In Porthyrnang Male literacy stands at 67.86 % while female literacy rate was 62.96 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Porthyrnang village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Porthyrnang village.

Porthyrnang Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 21 - -
Population 135 69 66
Child (0-6) 25 13 12
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 135 69 66
Literacy 65.45 % 67.86 % 62.96 %
Total Workers 100 53 47
Main Worker 64 - -
Marginal Worker 36 18 18

Caste Factor

In Porthyrnang village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 100.00 % of total population in Porthyrnang village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Porthyrnang village of West Khasi Hills.

Work Profile

In Porthyrnang village out of total population, 100 were engaged in work activities. 64.00 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 36.00 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 100 workers engaged in Main Work, 63 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.