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About Poraia Village

Poraia is a mid sized village in Dumri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,376, made up of 712 males and 664 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 237 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poraia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poraia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dumri
Pincode 815306
Area (hectares) 237 hectares
Population 1,376
Male Population 712
Female Population 664
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Poraia compares

By the 2011 count Poraia is the 52nd largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents. Its 237 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Poraia

The census records public bus service for Poraia 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Poraia from other places

Poraia lies about 36 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Nimiaghat, about 1.5 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 Poraia
Nearest railway station Nimiaghat 1.5 km
Nearest town Gomoh 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Dumri 11 km
District headquarters Giridih 36 km

Villages closest to Poraia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Poraia village had a population of 1,376. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents.

Poraia village has 712 males and 664 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poraia has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Poraia is 815306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poraia covers 237 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Poraia falls under Dumri tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Poraia is Nimiaghat, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Poraia is about 36 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Poraia is in Dumri tehsil of Giridih district. Nimiaghat is about 1.5 km away. Gomoh is about 9.4 km away. Dumri is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagri (under 2 km), Jarwatura (2.1 km) and Bhikhnadih (2.8 km).

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

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