# Poraia Village, Sona Rai Tharhi, Deoghar (Jharkhand)

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Village · Sona Rai Tharhi, Deoghar 

# Poraia

Poraia is a village in Sona Rai Tharhi sub-district of Deoghar district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814150**. The 2011 Census counted **506 people in 88 households**, the 43rd largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.0%.

- 506people (2011)
- 88households
- 54.4%literacy
- 814150PIN code

## Poraia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Poraia is 814150.** Poraia falls in Sona Rai Tharhi sub-district, Deoghar district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code814150
- Gram panchayatBhonda Jamua
- Community development blockSona Rai Tharhi
- Census village code354123

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Poraia from nearby towns?

- Sona Rai Tharhi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Deoghar (district HQ)42 km by road
- Deoghar (nearest town)42 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 Poraia?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Poraia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Sarasmunda
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Deoghar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Deoghar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 9 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 Poraia known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 38% of the 95 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Poraia

Of every 100 households in Poraia in 2011, 82 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Poraia · ■ Sona Rai Tharhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**2%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**98%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****14%**

**38%

Television ****7%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**22%

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 Poraia?

■ Poraia · ■ Sona Rai Tharhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.4%**

**58.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****814**

**967

Working population ****49.4%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.7% for men and 36.1% for women. 51% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 52 (21%) · **■** Household industry 99 (40%) · **■** Other work 9 (4%) · **■** Marginal 90 (36%)

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 Sona Rai Tharhi

- Parkhua544 people
- Bisunpur Urf Babudih538 people
- Semra534 people
- Kolhariya533 people
- Jaruadih490 people
- Makra490 people
- Amgachhi484 people
- Dahua471 people

[All 214 villages in Sona Rai Tharhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/deoghar/sona-rai-tharhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Poraia?814150
- How far is Poraia from Deoghar?42 km by road
- What is the population of Poraia?506 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Poraia in?Deoghar district (Sona Rai Tharhi sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Poraia?54.4% (Census 2011)