About Pora Village

Pora is a mid sized village in Potka tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 682, made up of 350 males and 332 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 595 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pora village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Potka
Pincode	832102
Area (hectares)	595 hectares
Population	682
Male Population	350
Female Population	332
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
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 Pora compares

By the 2011 count Pora is the 92nd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 595 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 1003.

Getting to Pora

Pora is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pora 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 Pora from other places

Pora lies about 56 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Sidhirsai, about 16 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 Pora
Nearest railway station	Sidhirsai	16 km
Nearest town	Gobindpur	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Potka	31 km
District headquarters	Purbi Singhbhum	56 km

Villages closest to Pora

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

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Common questions about Pora

As per the Census of India 2011, Pora village had a population of 682. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Pora village has 350 males and 332 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pora has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Pora is 832102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pora covers 595 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pora falls under Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pora is Sidhirsai, about 16 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 Pora.

Pora is about 56 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pora is in Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Sidhirsai is about 16 km away. Gobindpur is about 19 km away. Potka is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.