About Pora Gaon Village

Pora Gaon is a large village in Barnagar tehsil, in the district of Barpeta, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,160, made up of 1,084 males and 1,076 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 781317, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pora Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pora Gaon village
Description	Value
State	Assam
District	Barpeta
Tehsil	Barnagar
Pincode	781317
Area (hectares)	160.34 hectares
Population	2,160
Male Population	1,084
Female Population	1,076
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	993
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 Pora Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Pora Gaon is the 29th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,905 residents. Its 160.34 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Pora Gaon

Pora Gaon is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pora Gaon 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pora Gaon from other places

Pora Gaon lies about 3.1 km from Barpeta, and the nearest railway station is Guagachha Halt, about 20 km away. 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 Pora Gaon
Tehsil headquarters	Barnagar	3.1 km
District headquarters	Barpeta	3.1 km
Nearest railway station	Guagachha Halt	20 km

Villages closest to Pora Gaon

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

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Common questions about Pora Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Pora Gaon village had a population of 2,160. That makes it the 29th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,905 residents.

Pora Gaon village has 1,084 males and 1,076 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pora Gaon has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Pora Gaon is 781317. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pora Gaon covers 160.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pora Gaon falls under Barnagar tehsil of Barpeta district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Pora Gaon is Guagachha Halt, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Pora Gaon.

Pora Gaon is about 3.1 km from Barpeta in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pora Gaon is in Barnagar tehsil of Barpeta district. Barnagar is about 3.1 km away. Barpeta is about 3.1 km away. Guagachha Halt is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.