# Porotola, Barhait, Sahibganj – Population & Literacy

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Village · Barhait, Sahibganj 

# Porotola

Porotola is a village in [Barhait](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/sahibganj/barhait/) sub-district of [Sahibganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/sahibganj/) district, [Jharkhand](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/). The 2011 Census counted **25 people in 4 households**, the 193rd largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 22.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 40.0%.

- 25people (2011)
- 4households
- 22.2%literacy
- 1,273females per 1,000 males

## Porotola PIN code and other codes

Porotola falls in Barhait sub-district, Sahibganj district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatKhejurkhal
- Community development blockBarhait
- Census village code358778

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

## How far is Porotola from nearby towns?

- Barhait (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Sahibganj (district HQ)55 km by road
- Sahibganj (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 Porotola?

0 services counted by the Census are inside Porotola; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dumra
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Barharwa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Barharwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saheabganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

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 Porotola known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 56% of the 19 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 Porotola

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

■ Porotola · ■ Barhait rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**3%

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

**0%

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

**86%

Use banking services ****0%**

**19%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**13%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****100%**

**50%

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 Porotola?

■ Porotola · ■ Barhait rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****22.2%**

**40.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1273**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**952

Working population ****56.0%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 28.6% for men and 18.2% for women. 55% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Farm labourers 5 (36%) · **■** Marginal 9 (64%)

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 Barhait

- Chhota Simi33 people
- Bara Churapahar29 people
- Mirkajoka29 people
- Chhota Bichkani25 people
- Bandkolo22 people
- Bedo Basko22 people
- Dhamni22 people
- Badegoda Bedo21 people

[All 273 villages in Barhait](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/sahibganj/barhait/villages/)

## Other places named Porotola

- Porotola · Village, Borio, Sahibganj · 86 people

## Quick answers

- How far is Porotola from Sahibganj?55 km by road
- What is the population of Porotola?25 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Porotola in?Sahibganj district (Barhait sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Porotola?22.2% (Census 2011)