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About Porai Khurd Village

Porai Khurd is a large village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,113, made up of 1,471 males and 1,642 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,116 females per 1000 males. The village covers 321.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Porai Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Porai Khurd village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Pincode 222139
Area (hectares) 321.53 hectares
Population 3,113
Male Population 1,471
Female Population 1,642
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,116
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Porai Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Porai Khurd is the 44th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 321.53 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Porai Khurd

Porai Khurd is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Porai Khurd 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Porai Khurd from other places

Porai Khurd lies about 25 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Kheta Sarai, about 2.7 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 Porai Khurd
Nearest railway station Kheta Sarai 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 8.9 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 8.9 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 25 km

Villages closest to Porai Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahganj 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 Porai Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Porai Khurd village had a population of 3,113. That makes it the 44th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Porai Khurd village has 1,471 males and 1,642 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Porai Khurd has about 1116 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Porai Khurd is 222139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Porai Khurd covers 321.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Porai Khurd falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Porai Khurd is Kheta Sarai, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Porai Khurd.

Porai Khurd is about 25 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Porai Khurd is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Kheta Sarai is about 2.7 km away. Shahganj is about 8.9 km away. Shāhganj is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Porai Kalan (under 2 km), Dandsawli (1.6 km) and Abbopur (2.0 km).

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

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