Poraiyahat
Poreyahat
Town
Poraiyahat is located in Jharkhand
Poraiyahat
Poraiyahat
Location in Jharkhand, India
Coordinates: 24°40′41″N 87°10′19″E / 24.67806°N 87.17194°E / 24.67806; 87.17194
Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictGodda
Elevation
145 m (476 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total6,319
Languages (*For language details see Poraiyahat (community development block)#Language and religion)
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
814153 (Poraiyahat)
Telephone/STD code06422
Lok Sabha constituencyGodda
Vidhan Sabha constituencyPoreyahat
Websitegodda.nic.in

Poraiyahat is a town in the Poraiyahat community division block in the Godda district of Jharkhand, India.

Geography

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Cities, towns and locations in the Sahibganj, Godda and Pakur districts in Santhal Pargana Division
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious/ tourist centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Poraiyahat is a town located on the north-east border of Bihar and Jharkhand.

Poraiyahat has an area of 487 hectares (1,200 acres).[1]

Overview

The Rajmahal hills run from the bank of the Ganges in the extreme north to the south into the Dumka district. The entire area is mostly rural, with only small pockets of urbanisation.[2]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Poraiyahat had a total population of 6,319, of which 3,296 (52%) were males and 3,023 (48%) were females. 876 people were in the age range 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Poraiyahat was 4,106 (75.44% of the population over six years).[1]

Transport

The Deoghar-Godda-Pirpainti NH 133 passes through Poraiyahat, and connects to the Farakka-Arwal NH 33 at Pirpainti.[3]

The 30 km Hansdiha-Godda rail, part of the Eastern Railway, passes through Poraiyahat.[4][5]

References

  1. 1 2 "District Census Handbook, Godda, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 25: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  2. ↑ Roychoudhury, P.C. "Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas". Chapter I: General. Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways" (PDF). New Delhi: Department of Road Transport and Highways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Delayed railway projets get renewal boost". The Pioneer, 20 February 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "Hansdiha-Godda Railway Line Project". Projects Today. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
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