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Porla A Population - West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya

Porla A is a small village located in Mawshynrut Block of West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya with total 22 families residing. The Porla A village has population of 156 of which 79 are males while 77 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Porla A village population of children with age 0-6 is 26 which makes up 16.67 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Porla A village is 975 which is lower than Meghalaya state average of 989. Child Sex Ratio for the Porla A as per census is 733, lower than Meghalaya average of 970.

Porla A village has higher literacy rate compared to Meghalaya. In 2011, literacy rate of Porla A village was 96.92 % compared to 74.43 % of Meghalaya. In Porla A Male literacy stands at 98.44 % while female literacy rate was 95.45 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Porla A 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 Porla A village.

Porla A Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 22 - -
Population 156 79 77
Child (0-6) 26 15 11
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 155 78 77
Literacy 96.92 % 98.44 % 95.45 %
Total Workers 78 41 37
Main Worker 77 - -
Marginal Worker 1 1 0

Caste Factor

In Porla A village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 99.36 % of total population in Porla A village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Porla A village of West Khasi Hills.

Work Profile

In Porla A village out of total population, 78 were engaged in work activities. 98.72 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.28 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 78 workers engaged in Main Work, 74 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.