# Porai Chak Village, Dhuraiya, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Dhuraiya, Banka 

# Porai Chak

Porai Chak is a village in Dhuraiya sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,095 people in 215 households**, the 78th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 1,095people (2011)
- 215households
- 55.8%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Porai Chak PIN code and other codes

Porai Chak falls in Dhuraiya sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChandadih
- Community development blockDhuraiya
- Census village code240932

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

## How far is Porai Chak from nearby towns?

- Dhuraiya (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)26 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)26 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 Chak?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhoraiya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhoraiya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Chak known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 243 hectares of village land is sown, and 122 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 Chak

Of every 100 households in Porai Chak in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Porai Chak · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**91%

Use banking services ****18%**

**32%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****58%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Porai Chak?

■ Porai Chak · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.8%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1037**

**943

Working population ****50.3%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.1% for men and 44.5% for women. 52% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 419 (76%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 124 (23%)

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 Dhuraiya

- Mathura Chak1,208 people
- Balan Chak1,152 people
- Athpahara1,112 people
- Baijnathpur1,104 people
- Makaita1,052 people
- Parihar1,050 people
- Milki1,033 people
- Kasba960 people

[All 222 villages in Dhuraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/dhuraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Porai Chak from Banka?26 km by road
- What is the population of Porai Chak?1,095 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Porai Chak in?Banka district (Dhuraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Porai Chak?55.8% (Census 2011)