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About Porsha Village

Porsha is a mid sized village in Itahar tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,997, made up of 1,043 males and 954 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Porsha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Porsha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Itahar
Pincode 733128
Area (hectares) 34.81 hectares
Population 1,997
Male Population 1,043
Female Population 954
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Porsha compares

By the 2011 count Porsha is the 48th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents. Its 34.81 hectares work out to about 57 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Porsha

Porsha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Porsha as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Patinahar, Patirajpur, Patnalia and Phkhuria. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Porsha

As per the Census of India 2011, Porsha village had a population of 1,997. That makes it the 48th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents.

Porsha village has 1,043 males and 954 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Porsha has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Porsha is 733128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Porsha covers 34.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 57 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Porsha falls under Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Porsha notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Porsha.

Porsha is in Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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