# Porai Village, Bausi, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bausi, Banka 

# Porai

Porai is a village in Bausi sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,422 people in 516 households**, the 24th largest of 120 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.6%.

- 2,422people (2011)
- 516households
- 44.6%literacy
- 862females per 1,000 males

## Porai PIN code and other codes

Porai falls in Bausi sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBabhangawan
- Community development blockBausi
- Census village code242324

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

## How far is Porai from nearby towns?

- Bausi (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)23 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)23 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 Porai?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Porai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bausi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bausi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Porai known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 45% of the 337 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 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 Porai

Of every 100 households in Porai in 2011, 7 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Porai · ■ Bausi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**91%

Use banking services ****13%**

**31%

Television ****3%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**30%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Porai?

■ Porai · ■ Bausi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.6%**

**57.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****862**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****777**

**950

Working population ****33.0%**

**38.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.8% for men and 34.1% for women. 43% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 120 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 380 (48%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 47 (6%) · **■** Marginal 247 (31%)

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 Bausi

- Asanha3,146 people
- Pilua2,870 people
- Saraia2,770 people
- Madho Pur2,606 people
- Kusiari2,317 people
- Madari2,222 people
- Ranga2,216 people
- Gokula2,136 people

[All 153 villages in Bausi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/bausi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Porai from Banka?23 km by road
- What is the population of Porai?2,422 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Porai in?Banka district (Bausi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Porai?44.6% (Census 2011)