About Porba Village

Porba is a large village in Sakraba tehsil, in the district of Phek, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,764, made up of 1,404 males and 1,360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 797107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Porba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Porba village
Description	Value
State	Nagaland
District	Phek
Tehsil	Sakraba
Pincode	797107
Population	2,764
Male Population	1,404
Female Population	1,360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
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 Porba compares

By the 2011 count Porba is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 898 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Porba

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

Porba lies about 15 km from Phek, and the nearest railway station is Molvom, about 50 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 Porba
Tehsil headquarters	Sakraba	3.3 km
District headquarters	Phek	15 km
Nearest town	Kohima	23 km
Nearest railway station	Molvom	50 km

Villages closest to Porba

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Porba village had a population of 2,764. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 898 residents.

Porba village has 1,404 males and 1,360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Porba has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Porba is 797107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Porba falls under Sakraba tehsil of Phek district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Porba is Molvom, about 50 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 Porba.

Porba is about 15 km from Phek in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Porba is in Sakraba tehsil of Phek district. Sakraba is about 3.3 km away. Phek is about 15 km away. Kohima is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.