Porahat, Sonua, West Singhbhum, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Porahat


The village Porahat is located in Sonua C.D.Block of West Singhbhum District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Porahat Gram Panchayat. It comes under Sonua Community Development Block. The nearest town is Chakradharpur, which is about 26 kilometers away from Porahat.

Travel and Communication for Porahat


There is a railway station less than 5 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Porahat,
West Singhbhum,
Jharkhand, India
PIN - 833105

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Porahat


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Porahat is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Porahat is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Porahat


As per available data from the year 2009, 2854 persons live in 685 house holds in the village Porahat. There are 1422 female individuals and 1432 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.82% and males constitute 50.18% of the total population.

There are 277 scheduled castes persons of which 138 are females and 139 are males. Females constitute 49.82% and males constitute 50.18% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 9.71% of the total population.

There are 948 scheduled tribes persons of which 474 are females and 474 are males. Females constitute 50% and males constitute 50% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 33.22% of the total population.

Population density of Porahat is 595.82 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Porahat


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Total area of Porahat is 479 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 201.88 ha. About 201.4 ha is un-irrigated area.

About 32.86 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 162.88 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 24.94 ha is culturable waste land. About 16.12 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Porahat


There is a private pre-primary school in the village Porahat.

There is a government primary school in the village Porahat.

There is a government middle school in the village Porahat.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Porahat, which is more than 10 kms away from Porahat.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Sonua, which is less than 5 kms away from Porahat.

Colleges in Porahat


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Chakardharpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Porahat.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Jamshedpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Porahat.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Jamshedpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Porahat.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Jamshedpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Porahat.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Jamshedpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Porahat.

Other Educational Facilities in Porahat


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Chaibasa, which is more than 10 kms away from Porahat.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Chaibasa, which is more than 10 kms away from Porahat.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Chakardharpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Porahat.

Healthcare Facilities in Porahat


There is a community health centre less than 5 kms away from Porahat.

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Porahat.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Porahat.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Porahat.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Porahat.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Porahat.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Porahat.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Porahat.

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Porahat.

There is a mobile health centre less than 5 kms away from Porahat.

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Porahat.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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