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About Poram Village

Poram is a mid sized village in Pusapatirega tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 717, made up of 382 males and 335 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poram village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Vizianagaram
Tehsil Pusapatirega
Pincode 535204
Area (hectares) 125 hectares
Population 717
Male Population 382
Female Population 335
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Poram compares

By the 2011 count Poram is the 25th largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,999 residents. Its 125 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Poram

Poram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Poram as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Poram from other places

Poram lies about 15 km from Vizianagaram. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Poram
Tehsil headquarters Pusapatirega 1.8 km
Nearest town Nellimarla 13 km
District headquarters Vizianagaram 15 km

Villages closest to Poram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pusapatirega tehsil.

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 Poram

As per the Census of India 2011, Poram village had a population of 717. That makes it the 25th largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,999 residents.

Poram village has 382 males and 335 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poram has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Poram is 535204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poram covers 125 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Poram falls under Pusapatirega tehsil of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Poram.

Poram is about 15 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Poram is in Pusapatirega tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Pusapatirega is about 1.8 km away. Nellimarla is about 13 km away. Vizianagaram is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chodamma Agraharam (under 2 km), Pusapatirega (1.8 km) and Kovvada Agraharam (2.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Poram today is likely to be higher.

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