Village · Radhanpur, Patan
# Porana

Porana is a village in Radhanpur sub-district of Patan district, Gujarat, PIN code 385340. The 2011 Census counted 2,338 people in 418 households, the 15th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%.
- 2,338 people (2011)
- 418 households
- 54.1% literacy
- 385340 PIN code

## Porana PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Porana is 385340. Porana falls in Radhanpur sub-district, Patan district, Gujarat.
- PIN code 385340
- Gram panchayat Porana
- Community development block Radhanpur
- Census village code 508695

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Porana from nearby towns?
- Radhanpur (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Patan (district HQ) 80 km by road
- Radhanpur (nearest town) 5 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Porana?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Porana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Radhanpur
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Radhanpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Radhanpur
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Porana known for?

The main crops are pearlmillet/bajra, sorghum and wheat. About 77% of the 1,090 hectares of village land is sown, and 380 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Porana

Of every 100 households in Porana in 2011, 47 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Porana · ■ Radhanpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 47% 74%
- Toilet within the home 11% 23%
- No toilet (open defecation) 89% 76%
- Tap water 100% 93%
- Drinking water within premises 16% 54%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 94%
- Use banking services 28% 39%
- Television 23% 22%
- Mobile phone 67% 59%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 10% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 2%
- None of these assets 28% 31%
- Own their home 97% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Porana?

■ Porana · ■ Radhanpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 54.1% 59.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 953 951
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 990 936
- Working population 39.9% 44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.3% for men and 39.0% for women. 56% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 206 (22%) · ■ Farm labourers 253 (27%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 229 (25%) · ■ Marginal 242 (26%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Radhanpur
- Masali 2,493 people
- Sultanpura 2,492 people
- Sardarpura 2,370 people
- Dehgam 2,351 people
- Amirpura 2,203 people
- Dev 2,202 people
- Nanapura 2,200 people
- Chalwada 2,098 people

All 56 villages in Radhanpur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Porana? 385340
- How far is Porana from Patan? 80 km by road
- What is the population of Porana? 2,338 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Porana in? Patan district (Radhanpur sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Porana? 54.1% (Census 2011)

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