Village · Akkalkuwa, Nandurbar # Porambi Porambi is a village in Akkalkuwa sub-district of Nandurbar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 953 people in 211 households, the 94th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%. - 953 people (2011) - 211 households - 78.2% literacy - 949 females per 1,000 males ## Porambi PIN code and other codes Porambi falls in Akkalkuwa sub-district, Nandurbar district, Maharashtra. - Community development block Akkalkuwa - Census village code 525125 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Porambi from nearby towns? - Akkalkuwa (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Nandurbar (district HQ) 75 km by road - Talode (nearest town) 19 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Porambi? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Porambi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Khapar - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Khapar - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Akkalkuwa - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Porambi known for? The main crops are wheat, maize and vegetables. About 87% of the 305 hectares of village land is sown, and 254 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Porambi Of every 100 households in Porambi in 2011, 64 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Porambi · ■ Akkalkuwa rural average - Electricity for lighting 64% 30% - Toilet within the home 74% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 23% 86% - Tap water 65% 13% - Drinking water within premises 86% 18% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 9% 23% - Television 5% 6% - Mobile phone 45% 11% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 3% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 47% 77% - Own their home 99% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Porambi? ■ Porambi · ■ Akkalkuwa rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 78.2% 58.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 949 995 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 701 949 - Working population 57.6% 48.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.0% for men and 69.3% for women. 56% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 93 (17%) · ■ Farm labourers 133 (24%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 17 (3%) · ■ Marginal 305 (56%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Akkalkuwa - Bokhadi 965 people - Umarkuva 964 people - Bharadipadar 963 people - Singpur Bk 962 people - Gavhali 946 people - Virpur 935 people - Patbara 930 people - Mithyafali 927 people All 190 villages in Akkalkuwa ## Quick answers - How far is Porambi from Nandurbar? 75 km by road - What is the population of Porambi? 953 (Census 2011) - Which district is Porambi in? Nandurbar district (Akkalkuwa sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Porambi? 78.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/akkalkuwa/porambi/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.