# Porika Village, Mukerian, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/mukerian/porika/ Village · Mukerian, Hoshiarpur # Porika Porika is a village in Mukerian sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144214**. The 2011 Census counted **1,671 people in 368 households**, the 37th largest of 304 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.1%. - 1,671people (2011) - 368households - 85.2%literacy - 144214PIN code ## Porika PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Porika is 144214.** Porika falls in Mukerian sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144214 - Gram panchayatPorika - Community development blockMukerian - Census village code031139 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Porika from nearby towns? - Mukerian (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)63 km by road - Mukerian (nearest town)3 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 Porika? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Porika; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Mukerian - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Mukerian - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Mukerian - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 14 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 Porika known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 90% of the 329 hectares of village land is sown, and 288 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 Porika Of every 100 households in Porika in 2011, 99 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 82 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 51 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Porika · ■ Mukerian rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **96% Toilet within the home ****58%** **43% No toilet (open defecation) ****39%** **56% Tap water ****47%** **46% Drinking water within premises ****92%** **74% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****82%** **53% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****16%** **44% Use banking services ****83%** **84% Television ****86%** **83% Mobile phone ****88%** **73% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****51%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **5% None of these assets ****2%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **97% 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 Porika? ■ Porika · ■ Mukerian rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.2%** **85.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1078** **990 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****656** **851 Working population ****22.0%** **27.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.3% for men and 80.8% for women. 42% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 86 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Household industry 13 (4%) · **■** Other work 255 (69%) · **■** Marginal 7 (2%) 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 Mukerian - Mansurpur1,786 people - Raili1,778 people - Bringli1,747 people - Mahiul-Dinpur Dalel1,716 people - Beh Khushala1,596 people - Chanaur1,495 people - Hardo Khondpur1,493 people - Nikoo Chak1,481 people [All 307 villages in Mukerian](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/mukerian/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Porika?144214 - How far is Porika from Hoshiarpur?63 km by road - What is the population of Porika?1,671 (Census 2011) - Which district is Porika in?Hoshiarpur district (Mukerian sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Porika?85.2% (Census 2011)