# Porha Village, Ghaghra, Gumla (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Ghaghra, Gumla 

# Porha

Porha is a village in Ghaghra sub-district of Gumla district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835331**. The 2011 Census counted **1,312 people in 242 households**, the 24th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 1,312people (2011)
- 242households
- 57.5%literacy
- 835331PIN code

## Porha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Porha is 835331.** Porha falls in Ghaghra sub-district, Gumla district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835331
- Gram panchayatRuki
- Community development blockGhaghra
- Census village code375567

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

## How far is Porha from nearby towns?

- Ghaghra (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Gumla (district HQ)40 km by road
- Gumla (nearest town)40 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 Porha?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Porha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ghaghra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ghaghra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Porha known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 6% of the 726 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Porha

Of every 100 households in Porha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Porha · ■ Ghaghra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**10%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****73%**

**52%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****36%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Porha?

■ Porha · ■ Ghaghra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.5%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****891**

**964

Working population ****51.1%**

**51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.7% for men and 47.8% for women. 52% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 418 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 7 (1%) · **■** Marginal 228 (34%)

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 Ghaghra

- Totambi1,437 people
- Icha1,433 people
- Badri1,389 people
- Happamuni1,384 people
- Tilsiri1,274 people
- Ruki1,268 people
- Kugaon1,151 people
- Taragutu1,150 people

[All 119 villages in Ghaghra](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/gumla/ghaghra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Porha?835331
- How far is Porha from Gumla?40 km by road
- What is the population of Porha?1,312 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Porha in?Gumla district (Ghaghra sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Porha?57.5% (Census 2011)