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About Poram Village

Poram is a small village in Litipara tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 101, made up of 52 males and 49 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poram village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Litipara
Pincode 816102
Area (hectares) 117 hectares
Population 101
Male Population 52
Female Population 49
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Poram compares

By the 2011 count Poram is the 201st largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 384 residents. Its 117 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Poram

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

Poram lies about 29 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Kotalpukur, about 28 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 Poram
Tehsil headquarters Litipara 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Kotalpukur 28 km
District headquarters Pakur 29 km

Villages closest to Poram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Poram village had a population of 101. That makes it the 201st largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 384 residents.

Poram village has 52 males and 49 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poram has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1048.

The pincode recorded for Poram is 816102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poram covers 117 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Poram falls under Litipara tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Poram is Kotalpukur, about 28 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Poram.

Poram is about 29 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Poram is in Litipara tehsil of Pakur district. Litipara is about 6.0 km away. Kotalpukur is about 28 km away. Pakur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Labdaghati (under 2 km), Sidhaghati (under 2 km) and Tesakundi (under 2 km).

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

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