About Poraj Village

Poraj is a mid sized village in Khamgaon tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,107, made up of 577 males and 530 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 680.87 hectares hectares.

Poraj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poraj village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Buldana
Tehsil	Khamgaon
Area (hectares)	680.87 hectares
Population	1,107
Male Population	577
Female Population	530
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	919
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Poraj compares

By the 2011 count Poraj is the 72nd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents. Its 680.87 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Poraj

Poraj is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Poraj as Available within village. 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 Poraj from other places

Poraj lies about 32 km from Buldana. 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 Poraj
Tehsil headquarters	Khamgaon	13 km
Nearest town	Khāmgaon	13 km
District headquarters	Buldana	32 km

Villages closest to Poraj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Poraj village had a population of 1,107. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,690 residents.

Poraj village has 577 males and 530 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poraj has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Poraj covers 680.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Poraj falls under Khamgaon tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Poraj notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Poraj.

Poraj is about 32 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Poraj is in Khamgaon tehsil of Buldana district. Khamgaon is about 13 km away. Khāmgaon is about 13 km away. Buldana is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.