# Poratha Village, Sakti, Janjgir - Champa (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/sakti/poratha/ Village · Sakti, Janjgir - Champa # Poratha Poratha is a village in Sakti sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494444**. The 2011 Census counted **4,379 people in 925 households**, the 4th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%. - 4,379people (2011) - 925households - 73.8%literacy - 494444PIN code ## Poratha PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Poratha is 494444.** Poratha falls in Sakti sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code494444 - Gram panchayatPoratha - Community development blockSakti - Census village code436981 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Poratha from nearby towns? - Sakti (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ)42 km by road - Sakti (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 Poratha? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Poratha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Sakti - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Sakti - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Poratha known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and mustard**. About 67% of the 842 hectares of village land is sown, and 526 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 Poratha Of every 100 households in Poratha in 2011, 96 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Poratha · ■ Sakti rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **92% Toilet within the home ****22%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **91% Tap water ****14%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **98% Use banking services ****31%** **27% Television ****50%** **31% Mobile phone ****36%** **22% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****19%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **0% None of these assets ****19%** **31% Own their home ****97%** **97% 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 Poratha? ■ Poratha · ■ Sakti rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%** **71.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949** **956 Working population ****42.5%** **51.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.8% for men and 63.0% for women. 55% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 167 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 374 (20%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 385 (21%) · **■** Marginal 924 (50%) 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 Sakti - Sakreli5,456 people - Baradwar Basti4,998 people - Temar4,592 people - Dumarpara3,513 people - Sarhar3,145 people - Nagrda3,134 people - Lawsara2,943 people [All 128 villages in Sakti](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/sakti/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Poratha?494444 - How far is Poratha from Janjgir?42 km by road - What is the population of Poratha?4,379 (Census 2011) - Which district is Poratha in?Janjgir - Champa district (Sakti sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Poratha?73.8% (Census 2011)