# Porabari Village, Balrampur, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Balrampur, Katihar 

# Porabari

Porabari is a village in Balrampur sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **121 people in 26 households**, the 123rd largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 16.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.2%.

- 121people (2011)
- 26households
- 16.0%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Porabari PIN code and other codes

Porabari falls in Balrampur sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatLohagara
- Community development blockBalrampur
- Census village code224733

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

## How far is Porabari from nearby towns?

- Balrampur (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)85 km by road
- Dalkhola (nearest town)3 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 Porabari?

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

### In the village

- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Pharsara
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Balrampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhemial
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Porabari known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 35 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Porabari

Of every 100 households in Porabari in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Porabari · ■ Balrampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**44%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****27%**

**15%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Porabari?

■ Porabari · ■ Balrampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****16.0%**

**47.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****588**

**953

Working population ****21.5%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 21.7% for men and 10.4% for women. 40% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 2 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (85%) · **■** Other work 2 (8%)

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 Balrampur

- Sadabarat Milik167 people
- Pahencha Dangi165 people
- Achran163 people
- Mathurapur157 people
- Sadipur102 people
- Laur Kasht90 people
- Ghatkakola23 people
- Jujharpur21 people

[All 155 villages in Balrampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/balrampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Porabari from Katihar?85 km by road
- What is the population of Porabari?121 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Porabari in?Katihar district (Balrampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Porabari?16.0% (Census 2011)