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About Porha Village

Porha is a mid sized village in Sisai tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,307, made up of 623 males and 684 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,098 females per 1000 males. The village covers 556 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Porha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Porha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Sisai
Pincode 835202
Area (hectares) 556 hectares
Population 1,307
Male Population 623
Female Population 684
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,098
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Porha compares

By the 2011 count Porha is the 26th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,360 residents. Its 556 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Porha

Porha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Porha as Available within 5 - 10 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 Porha from other places

Porha lies about 16 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Bakaspur, about 30 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 Porha
Tehsil headquarters Sisai 11 km
District headquarters Gumla 16 km
Nearest town Gumlā 16 km
Nearest railway station Bakaspur 30 km

Villages closest to Porha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Porha village had a population of 1,307. That makes it the 26th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,360 residents.

Porha village has 623 males and 684 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Porha has about 1098 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Porha is 835202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Porha covers 556 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Porha falls under Sisai tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Porha is Bakaspur, about 30 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Porha.

Porha is about 16 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Porha is in Sisai tehsil of Gumla district. Sisai is about 11 km away. Gumla is about 16 km away. Gumlā is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghaghra (1.7 km), Birkera (2.6 km) and Lawagain (2.8 km).

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

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