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About Porika Village

Porika is a mid sized village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,671, made up of 804 males and 867 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 329 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Porika Overview

Census 2011 figures for Porika village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144214
Area (hectares) 329 hectares
Population 1,671
Male Population 804
Female Population 867
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,078
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Porika compares

By the 2011 count Porika is the 37th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 329 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Porika

The census records public bus service for Porika 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Porika from other places

Porika lies about 56 km from Hoshiarpur. 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 Porika
Tehsil headquarters Mukerian 3.4 km
Nearest town Mukeriān 3.4 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 56 km

Villages closest to Porika

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Porika village had a population of 1,671. That makes it the 37th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Porika village has 804 males and 867 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Porika has about 1078 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Porika is 144214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Porika covers 329 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Porika falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The census record for Porika notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Porika.

Porika is about 56 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Porika is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Mukerian is about 3.4 km away. Mukeriān is about 3.4 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhattian Rajputtan (under 2 km), Golra (under 2 km) and Ghalian (under 2 km).

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

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