# Porakala Village, Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur 

# Porakala

Porakala is a village in Narayangarh sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **880 people in 215 households**, the 106th largest of 466 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 880people (2011)
- 215households
- 83.4%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Porakala

Of every 100 households in Porakala in 2011, 18 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Porakala · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**44%

Tap water ****60%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**26%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****79%**

**61%

Television ****8%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Porakala?

■ Porakala · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.4%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1220**

**942

Working population ****60.8%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 76.2% for women. 63% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 130 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 75 (14%) · **■** Household industry 82 (15%) · **■** Other work 58 (11%) · **■** Marginal 190 (36%)

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 Narayangarh

- Nandakishorpur919 people
- Gangutia911 people
- Hosenpur905 people
- Shandeuli884 people
- Darimara858 people
- Birbira853 people
- Birbarpur846 people
- Banamalipur836 people

[All 516 villages in Narayangarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/narayangarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Porakala?880 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Porakala in?Paschim Medinipur district (Narayangarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Porakala?83.4% (Census 2011)