# Poraia Village, Dumri, Giridih (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Dumri, Giridih 

# Poraia

Poraia is a village in Dumri sub-district of Giridih district, Jharkhand, PIN code **815306**. The 2011 Census counted **1,376 people in 270 households**, the 53rd largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.3%.

- 1,376people (2011)
- 270households
- 60.2%literacy
- 815306PIN code

## Poraia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Poraia is 815306.** Poraia falls in Dumri sub-district, Giridih district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code815306
- Gram panchayatPoraiya
- Community development blockDumri
- Census village code352725

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?

- Dumri (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Giridih (district HQ)55 km by road
- Giridih (nearest town)55 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dumri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 1 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**. Products made here include leaf plate. About 33% of the 237 hectares of village land is sown.

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, 60 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Poraia · ■ Dumri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**11%

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

**1%

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

**71%

Use banking services ****53%**

**59%

Television ****18%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****59%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 · ■ Dumri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.2%**

**62.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1084**

**945

Working population ****36.6%**

**42.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.2% for men and 44.7% for women. 54% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 15 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 17 (3%) · **■** Other work 90 (18%) · **■** Marginal 378 (75%)

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 Dumri

- Karmatungri1,504 people
- Baso Kanro1,487 people
- Chhachhando1,475 people
- Tuio1,443 people
- Sasarkho1,330 people
- Bariarpur1,308 people
- Khetko1,272 people
- Koriadih1,241 people

[All 191 villages in Dumri](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/dumri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Poraia?815306
- How far is Poraia from Giridih?55 km by road
- What is the population of Poraia?1,376 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Poraia in?Giridih district (Dumri sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Poraia?60.2% (Census 2011)