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About Porla Village

Porla is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 361, made up of 175 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,063 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, 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 Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171304
Area (hectares) 46 hectares
Population 361
Male Population 175
Female Population 186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,063
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Porla compares

By the 2011 count Porla is the 72nd largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 46 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Porla

Porla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Porla as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Porla from other places

Porla lies about 54 km from Mandi. 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 Porla
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 14 km
Nearest town Shimla 34 km
District headquarters Mandi 54 km

Villages closest to Porla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Porla village had a population of 361. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Porla village has 175 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Porla has about 1063 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Porla is 171304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Porla covers 46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Porla falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Porla.

Porla is about 54 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Porla is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 14 km away. Shimla is about 34 km away. Mandi is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chebar (under 2 km), Bhanog (under 2 km) and Teban (under 2 km).

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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