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About Porsa Village

Porsa is a large village in Bhander tehsil, in the district of Datia, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,183, made up of 1,155 males and 1,028 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 637.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 475336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Porsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Porsa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Datia
Tehsil Bhander
Pincode 475336
Area (hectares) 637.91 hectares
Population 2,183
Male Population 1,155
Female Population 1,028
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Porsa compares

By the 2011 count Porsa is the 11th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 637.91 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 876.

Getting to Porsa

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

Porsa lies about 48 km from Datia, and the nearest railway station is Erach Road, about 38 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 Porsa
Nearest town Seondha 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhander 32 km
Nearest railway station Erach Road 38 km
District headquarters Datia 48 km

Villages closest to Porsa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Porsa village had a population of 2,183. That makes it the 11th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Porsa village has 1,155 males and 1,028 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Porsa has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 876.

The pincode recorded for Porsa is 475336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Porsa covers 637.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Porsa falls under Bhander tehsil of Datia district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Porsa is Erach Road, about 38 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Porsa.

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

Porsa is in Bhander tehsil of Datia district. Seondha is about 15 km away. Bhander is about 32 km away. Erach Road is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahadua (4.1 km), Jauri (5.0 km) and Ganesh Pura (5.5 km).

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

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