Porakala, Narayangarh, Medinipur West, West Bengal, India

Content updated on November 22, 2024.

Geographic Location of Porakala


The village Porakala is located in Narayangarh C.D.Block of Medinipur West District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Narayangarh Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Porakala


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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Porakala


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

A brief summary of available data for Porakala 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 Porakala


As per available data from the year 2009, 880 persons live in 215 house holds in the village Porakala. There are 440 female individuals and 440 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50% and males constitute 50% of the total population.

There are 92 scheduled castes persons of which 46 are females and 46 are males. Females constitute 50% and males constitute 50% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 10.45% of the total population.

There are 97 scheduled tribes persons of which 49 are females and 48 are males. Females constitute 50.52% and males constitute 49.48% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 11.02% of the total population.

Population density of Porakala is 798.84 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Porakala


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Total area of Porakala is 110.16 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

About 33 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 2.16 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Porakala


There is a government pre-primary school in the village Porakala.

There is a government primary school in the village Porakala.

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

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

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

Colleges in Porakala


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 Belda, which is more than 10 kms away from Porakala.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Porakala


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Gopinathpur, which is less than 5 kms away from Porakala.

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Porakala


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

There is no dispensary in the village Porakala or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

There is no mobile health centre in the village Porakala or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

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

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