# Porai Village, Harnaut, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Harnaut, Nalanda 

# Porai

Porai is a village in Harnaut sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,736 people in 247 households**, the 33rd largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.4%.

- 1,736people (2011)
- 247households
- 62.4%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Porai PIN code and other codes

Porai falls in Harnaut sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSabnahuar
- Community development blockHarnaut
- Census village code244249

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?

- Harnaut (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)21 km by road
- Biharsharif (nearest town)21 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?

12 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sabnahuar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Biharsharif
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kalyanbigha
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 55% of the 143 hectares of village land is sown, and 63 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, 49 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Porai · ■ Harnaut rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**69%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**42%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**90%

Use banking services ****84%**

**50%

Television ****23%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Harnaut rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.4%**

**61.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**904

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****830**

**938

Working population ****35.1%**

**37.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.9% for men and 54.6% for women. 46% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 241 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 85 (14%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 9 (1%) · **■** Marginal 274 (45%)

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 Harnaut

- kharthua1,896 people
- Sherpur1,801 people
- Daili1,749 people
- Berhna1,745 people
- Phalhanwan1,700 people
- Chhatiana1,675 people
- Amar1,659 people
- Goshain Bigha1,653 people

[All 81 villages in Harnaut](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/harnaut/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Porai from Biharsharif?21 km by road
- What is the population of Porai?1,736 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Porai in?Nalanda district (Harnaut sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Porai?62.4% (Census 2011)