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About Porhatoli Village

Porhatoli is a small village in Thethaitangar tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 352, made up of 180 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185 hectares hectares.

Porhatoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Porhatoli village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Thethaitangar
Area (hectares) 185 hectares
Population 352
Male Population 180
Female Population 172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Porhatoli compares

By the 2011 count Porhatoli is the 56th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,443 residents. Its 185 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Porhatoli

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

Porhatoli lies about 14 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Biramitrapur, about 43 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 Porhatoli
District headquarters Simdega 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Thethaitangar 17 km
Nearest railway station Biramitrapur 43 km

Villages closest to Porhatoli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Porhatoli village had a population of 352. That makes it the 56th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,443 residents.

Porhatoli village has 180 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Porhatoli has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 999.

Porhatoli covers 185 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Porhatoli falls under Thethaitangar tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Porhatoli is Biramitrapur, about 43 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 <5 km distance for Porhatoli.

Porhatoli is about 14 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Porhatoli is in Thethaitangar tehsil of Simdega district. Simdega is about 14 km away. Thethaitangar is about 17 km away. Biramitrapur is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chirratoli (under 2 km), Mundaltoli (1.5 km) and Konbegi (1.5 km).

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

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