# Porahat Village, Sonua, Pashchimi Singhbhum (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/sonua/porahat/ Village · Sonua, Pashchimi Singhbhum # Porahat Porahat is a village in Sonua sub-district of Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **833105**. The 2011 Census counted **2,854 people in 685 households**, the 2nd largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.2%. - 2,854people (2011) - 685households - 61.4%literacy - 833105PIN code ## Porahat PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Porahat is 833105.** Porahat falls in Sonua sub-district, Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. - PIN code833105 - Gram panchayatPorahat - Community development blockSonua - Census village code376917 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Porahat from nearby towns? - Sonuan (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Chaibasa (district HQ)45 km by road - Chakradharpur (nearest town)26 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 Porahat? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Porahat; 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 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sonua - ○Degree college10+ km · Chakardharpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaibasa - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Porahat known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 42% of the 479 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 Porahat Of every 100 households in Porahat in 2011, 55 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Porahat · ■ Sonua rural average Electricity for lighting ****55%** **54% Toilet within the home ****2%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **94% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **98% Use banking services ****22%** **47% Television ****6%** **10% Mobile phone ****7%** **18% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****39%** **31% Own their home ****99%** **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 Porahat? ■ Porahat · ■ Sonua rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.4%** **59.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993** **1012 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****982** **992 Working population ****59.7%** **53.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.1% for men and 45.7% for women. 59% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 401 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 422 (25%) · **■** Household industry 31 (2%) · **■** Other work 48 (3%) · **■** Marginal 803 (47%) 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 Sonua - Bari3,166 people - Gobindpur2,758 people - Dewanbir2,425 people - Bhalurangi2,026 people - Beljori2,023 people [All 107 villages in Sonua](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/sonua/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Porahat?833105 - How far is Porahat from Chaibasa?45 km by road - What is the population of Porahat?2,854 (Census 2011) - Which district is Porahat in?Pashchimi Singhbhum district (Sonua sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Porahat?61.4% (Census 2011)