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About Poramura Village

Poramura is a mid sized village in Canning I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,656, made up of 873 males and 783 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743329, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poramura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poramura village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Canning I
Pincode 743329
Area (hectares) 94.85 hectares
Population 1,656
Male Population 873
Female Population 783
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Poramura compares

By the 2011 count Poramura is the 42nd largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,425 residents. Its 94.85 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Poramura

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

How far is Poramura from other places

Poramura lies about 28 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Matla Halt, about 3.8 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 Poramura
Nearest railway station Matla Halt 3.8 km
Nearest town Canning 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Canning I 28 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 28 km

Villages closest to Poramura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Canning I 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 Poramura

As per the Census of India 2011, Poramura village had a population of 1,656. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,425 residents.

Poramura village has 873 males and 783 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poramura has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Poramura is 743329. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poramura covers 94.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Poramura falls under Canning I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Poramura is Matla Halt, about 3.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Poramura.

Poramura is about 28 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Poramura is in Canning I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Matla Halt is about 3.8 km away. Canning is about 3.8 km away. Canning I is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uttar Angad Baria (under 2 km), Tengra Khali (under 2 km) and Halapara (under 2 km).

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

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