# Porha Village, Bhandra, Lohardaga (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhandra, Lohardaga 

# Porha

Porha is a village in Bhandra sub-district of Lohardaga district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835302**. The 2011 Census counted **859 people in 175 households**, the 27th largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.

- 859people (2011)
- 175households
- 62.2%literacy
- 835302PIN code

## Porha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Porha is 835302.** Porha falls in Bhandra sub-district, Lohardaga district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835302
- Gram panchayatGararpo
- Community development blockBhandra
- Census village code363181

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?

- Bhandra (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Lohardaga (district HQ)12 km by road
- Lohardaga (nearest town)12 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Lohardaga
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lohardaga
- ○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 market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 5 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 Porha known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 43% of the 428 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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, 62 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Porha · ■ Bhandra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**16%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**4%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****75%**

**54%

Television ****9%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Porha?

■ Porha · ■ Bhandra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.2%**

**63.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1050**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1118**

**968

Working population ****46.1%**

**54.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.4% for men and 53.2% for women. 48% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 223 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (5%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 14 (4%) · **■** Marginal 135 (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 Bhandra

- Burka1,155 people
- Hati1,038 people
- Dumri979 people
- Kachmachi931 people
- Dhanamunji849 people
- Kundo839 people
- Makunda839 people
- Balsota799 people

[All 45 villages in Bhandra](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/lohardaga/bhandra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Porha?835302
- How far is Porha from Lohardaga?12 km by road
- What is the population of Porha?859 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Porha in?Lohardaga district (Bhandra sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Porha?62.2% (Census 2011)