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About Pora Bazar Village

Pora Bazar is a mid sized village in Dhaniakhali tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,740, made up of 880 males and 860 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pora Bazar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pora Bazar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Dhaniakhali
Pincode 712305
Area (hectares) 98.04 hectares
Population 1,740
Male Population 880
Female Population 860
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pora Bazar compares

By the 2011 count Pora Bazar is the 52nd largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents. Its 98.04 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Pora Bazar

The census records public bus service for Pora Bazar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Pora Bazar from other places

Pora Bazar lies about 5.3 km from Hugli. 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 Pora Bazar
Nearest town Chandannagar under 2 km
District headquarters Hugli 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhaniakhali 30 km

Villages closest to Pora Bazar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhaniakhali 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 Pora Bazar

As per the Census of India 2011, Pora Bazar village had a population of 1,740. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents.

Pora Bazar village has 880 males and 860 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pora Bazar has about 977 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 996.

The pincode recorded for Pora Bazar is 712305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pora Bazar covers 98.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pora Bazar falls under Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Pora Bazar 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 - 10 km distance for Pora Bazar.

Pora Bazar is about 5.3 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pora Bazar is in Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli district. Chandannagar is about under 2 km away. Hugli is about 5.3 km away. Dhaniakhali is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chenchua (3.4 km), Gauripur (6.1 km) and Kansaripur (12 km).

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

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