# Porai Village, Dariapur, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Dariapur, Saran 

# Porai

Porai is a village in Dariapur sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,772 people in 321 households**, the 59th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.8%.

- 1,772people (2011)
- 321households
- 62.8%literacy
- 982females per 1,000 males

## Porai PIN code and other codes

Porai falls in Dariapur sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBisahi
- Community development blockDariapur
- Census village code234219

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?

- Dariapur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)42 km by road
- Dighwara (nearest town)16 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

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Parsa
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Parsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 51 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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, 0 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Porai · ■ Dariapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**85%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****54%**

**53%

Television ****6%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**18%

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?

■ Porai · ■ Dariapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.8%**

**58.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****903**

**916

Working population ****21.7%**

**25.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.1% for men and 49.6% for women. 40% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 29 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 128 (33%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 27 (7%) · **■** Marginal 195 (51%)

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 Dariapur

- Piara Math1,899 people
- Hewantpur1,877 people
- Khirkia1,821 people
- Koila1,797 people
- Lohchha1,742 people
- Kuwari1,738 people
- Salempur1,704 people
- Bhairopur1,678 people

[All 196 villages in Dariapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/dariapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Porai from Chhapra?42 km by road
- What is the population of Porai?1,772 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Porai in?Saran district (Dariapur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Porai?62.8% (Census 2011)