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About Porla Village

Porla is a small village in Barsar tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 95, made up of 42 males and 53 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,262 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176041, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Porla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Porla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Barsar
Pincode 176041
Area (hectares) 29.01 hectares
Population 95
Male Population 42
Female Population 53
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,262
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Porla compares

By the 2011 count Porla is the 171st largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 29.01 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1122.

Getting to Porla

Porla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Porla as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Panjarar, Patera, Pathliar and Pathliar Uparla. 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 Porla

As per the Census of India 2011, Porla village had a population of 95. That makes it the 171st largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Porla village has 42 males and 53 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Porla has about 1262 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1122.

The pincode recorded for Porla is 176041. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Porla covers 29.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Porla falls under Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Porla.

Porla is in Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur 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 Porla today is likely to be higher.

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