Porakana, Nimapada, Puri, Odisha, India

Content updated on May 6, 2024.

Geographic Location of Porakana


The village Porakana is located in Nimapada Police Station Jurisdiction of Puri District in the State of Odisha in India. It is governed by Alanda Gram Panchayat. It comes under Nimapada Community Development Block. The nearest town is Bhubaneswar, which is about 32 kilometers away from Porakana.

Travel and Communication for Porakana


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Porakana,
Puri,
Odisha, India
PIN - 752114

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Porakana


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

A brief summary of available data for Porakana 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 Porakana


As per available data from the year 2009, 632 persons live in 155 house holds in the village Porakana. There are 305 female individuals and 327 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.26% and males constitute 51.74% of the total population.

There are 129 scheduled castes persons of which 63 are females and 66 are males. Females constitute 48.84% and males constitute 51.16% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 20.41% of the total population.

Population density of Porakana is 549.57 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Porakana


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Total area of Porakana is 115 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 73.25 ha. About 25.18 ha is un-irrigated area. About 48.07 ha is irrigated area. About 48.07 ha is irrigated by canal water.

About 25.08 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 10.31 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 6.31 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 0.05 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Porakana


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Khelar, which is less than 5 kms away from Porakana.

There are no private or government primary schools in the village. However, there is a private primary school in Juanlo, which is less than 5 kms away from Porakana.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Olikana, which is less than 5 kms away from Porakana.

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

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

Colleges in Porakana


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 Nimapara, which is more than 10 kms away from Porakana.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Porakana


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

There are no non formal training centres in the village Porakana or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Porakana


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Porakana.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Porakana.

There is a primary health sub-centre more than 10 kms away from Porakana.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Porakana.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Porakana.

There is a allopathic hospital less than 5 kms away from Porakana.

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

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

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Porakana.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Porakana.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Porakana.

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

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