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About Porapara Village

Porapara is a small village in Selsella tehsil, in the district of West Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 318, made up of 179 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 777 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 794105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Porapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Porapara village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Garo Hills
Tehsil Selsella
Pincode 794105
Population 318
Male Population 179
Female Population 139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 777
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Porapara compares

By the 2011 count Porapara is the 141st largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 512 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Porapara

Porapara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Porapara as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Patranga, Pechua, Phershakandi and Phulbari. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Porapara

As per the Census of India 2011, Porapara village had a population of 318. That makes it the 141st largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 512 residents.

Porapara village has 179 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Porapara has about 777 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Porapara is 794105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Porapara falls under Selsella tehsil of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya.

The census record for Porapara notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Porapara.

Porapara is in Selsella tehsil of West Garo Hills district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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