Village · Dantewada, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada # Porokameli Porokameli is a village in Dantewada sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494553. The 2011 Census counted 200 people in 45 households, the 54th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 32.6%. - 200 people (2011) - 45 households - 42.4% literacy - 494553 PIN code ## Porokameli PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Porokameli is 494553. Porokameli falls in Dantewada sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 494553 - Gram panchayat Bhansi - Community development block Dantewada - Census village code 450094 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Porokameli from nearby towns? - Dantewada (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road - Dantewada (district HQ) 22 km by road - Bade Bacheli (nearest town) 8 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Porokameli? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Porokameli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Badebacheli - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kirandul - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dantewada - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Porokameli known for? The main crops are paddy, horse gram and maize. About 46% of the 124 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Porokameli Of every 100 households in Porokameli in 2011, 9 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Porokameli · ■ Dantewada rural average - Electricity for lighting 9% 29% - Toilet within the home 0% 6% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 92% - Tap water 2% 2% - Drinking water within premises 0% 3% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 12% 31% - Television 0% 6% - Mobile phone 9% 10% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 5% 4% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 91% 62% - Own their home 100% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Porokameli? ■ Porokameli · ■ Dantewada rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 42.4% 32.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1128 1070 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1333 992 - Working population 59.5% 54.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 57.3% for men and 28.9% for women. 60% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 118 (99%) · ■ Other work 1 (1%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dantewada - Jhirka 305 people - Kuhchepal 267 people - Basanpur 226 people - Udela 212 people - Karnjener 139 people - Chhotegodre 105 people All 59 villages in Dantewada ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Porokameli? 494553 - How far is Porokameli from Dantewada? 22 km by road - What is the population of Porokameli? 200 (Census 2011) - Which district is Porokameli in? Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Dantewada sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Porokameli? 42.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/dantewada/porokameli/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.