# Porakuchi Village, Barbhag, Nalbari (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Barbhag, Nalbari 

# Porakuchi

Porakuchi is a village in Barbhag sub-district of Nalbari district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **874 people in 168 households**, the 31st largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.

- 874people (2011)
- 168households
- 91.2%literacy
- 1,023females per 1,000 males

## Porakuchi PIN code and other codes

Porakuchi falls in Barbhag sub-district, Nalbari district, Assam.

- Gram panchayatPorakuchi
- Community development blockBorbhag
- Census village code303862

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Porakuchi from nearby towns?

- Nalbari (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Nalbari (district HQ)15 km by road
- Nalbari (nearest town)15 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Porakuchi?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Porakuchi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kalag
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nalbari
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 4 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Porakuchi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, potato and mustard seeds**. About 42% of the 119 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Porakuchi

Of every 100 households in Porakuchi in 2011, 74 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Porakuchi · ■ Barbhag rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**29%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**70%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**73%

Use banking services ****62%**

**61%

Television ****39%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****7%**

**13%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Porakuchi?

■ Porakuchi · ■ Barbhag rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.2%**

**87.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**952

Working population ****30.4%**

**31.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.0% for men and 86.6% for women. 56% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 14 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 208 (78%) · **■** Marginal 36 (14%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Barbhag

- Simalia1,035 people
- Bargacha986 people
- Barbukia936 people
- Purna Daichapara875 people
- Ding Dingi822 people
- Pandula810 people
- Ukhara733 people
- Bajali Udaypur726 people

[All 59 villages in Barbhag](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/nalbari/barbhag/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Porakuchi from Nalbari?15 km by road
- What is the population of Porakuchi?874 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Porakuchi in?Nalbari district (Barbhag sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Porakuchi?91.2% (Census 2011)