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About Poraia Village

Poraia is a mid sized village in Barhi tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 567, made up of 300 males and 267 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 417.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poraia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poraia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Barhi
Pincode 825405
Area (hectares) 417.84 hectares
Population 567
Male Population 300
Female Population 267
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Poraia compares

By the 2011 count Poraia is the 65th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents. Its 417.84 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Poraia from other places

Poraia lies about 38 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Urwan, about 3.4 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 Urwan 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhi 3.7 km
Nearest town Jhumri Telaiya 15 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 38 km

Villages closest to Poraia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barhi 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 567. That makes it the 65th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents.

Poraia village has 300 males and 267 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poraia has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Poraia is 825405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poraia covers 417.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Poraia falls under Barhi tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Poraia is Urwan, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Poraia.

Poraia is about 38 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Poraia is in Barhi tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Urwan is about 3.4 km away. Barhi is about 3.7 km away. Jhumri Telaiya is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Konra (2.6 km), Nathuamaran (3.3 km) and Barhi (3.7 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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