Skip to main content

About Poro Village

Poro is a mid sized village in Chauparan tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 731, made up of 380 males and 351 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825606, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poro Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poro village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Chauparan
Pincode 825606
Area (hectares) 41.21 hectares
Population 731
Male Population 380
Female Population 351
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Poro compares

By the 2011 count Poro is the 75th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 658 residents. Its 41.21 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1035.

Getting to Poro

Poro is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Poro as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Poro from other places

Poro lies about 48 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Urwan, about 14 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 Poro
Tehsil headquarters Chauparan 10 km
Nearest railway station Urwan 14 km
Nearest town Jhumri Telaiya 18 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 48 km

Villages closest to Poro

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Poro village had a population of 731. That makes it the 75th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 658 residents.

Poro village has 380 males and 351 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poro has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1035.

The pincode recorded for Poro is 825606. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poro covers 41.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Poro falls under Chauparan tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Poro is Urwan, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Poro.

Poro is about 48 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Poro is in Chauparan tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Chauparan is about 10 km away. Urwan is about 14 km away. Jhumri Telaiya is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belahi (under 2 km), Kanha Chak (under 2 km) and Lalchandbadhalias Barwadih (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.