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Pora

Sohawal mandal
Pincode 224201
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Pora is a village in Sohawal mandal, Ayodhya district, Uttar Pradesh, with a population of 1,533 across 253 households. It has a literacy rate of 61.8% and postal code 224201, located at coordinates 24.989°N, 83.866°E.

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raviprakash
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LGD code
166302
Pincode
224201
Post office
Motinagar (Faizabad)
Population
1,533
Households
253
Literacy rate
61.8%
Sex ratio
968 ♀/1000♂
Workers
750
Distance to district centre
422 km
Distance to mandal centre
374 km
Distance to Lucknow
358 km
Distance to Kolkata
531 km
Nearest railway station
Shiu Sagar Road · 3 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Ujjwal Nursing Home · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Pora compares

By population, Pora ranks #92 of 158 villages in Sohawal mandal.

Literacy rate
%
61.8%
+2.1% vs mandal average
Pora
61.8%
Sohawal mandal
59.7%
Ayodhya district
58.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
968
+6 vs mandal average
Pora
968
Sohawal mandal
962
Household size
people per home
6.1
+0.1 vs mandal average
Pora
6.1
Sohawal mandal
6.0

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Pora at a glance

Pora is a village of 1,533 people in 253 households (Census 2011) in Sohawal tehsil, Ayodhya district, Uttar Pradesh, the 92nd-largest of 158 villages in Sohawal tehsil. Literacy is 62%, 2 points above the tehsil average of 60% and the sex ratio is 968 women per 1,000 men. It lies 422 km from the Ayodhya district centre, 10 km from Rampur, the nearest town, 3 km from Shiu Sagar Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 224201, served by Motinagar (Faizabad) post office; the LGD village code is 166302. The nearest hospital or health centre is Ujjwal Nursing Home, 10 km away. The sarpanch is raviprakash , and the village votes in Kursi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sakendra Pratap Verma. The population is estimated at 1,807 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Pora

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Pora · this village1,53362%
Pora · Karra41366%0 km N
Pora · Sikandra Rao9,73055%0 km N
Pora · Potka68230%0 km N
Pora · Chenari47264%0 km N
Pora · Jalalgarh85333%0 km N
Sabrabad · Chenari1,57650%1.4 km W

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pora

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
8
Power hours (winter)
8
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Distance to district HQ (km)
16
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
15
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
PORA
Total area (ha)
223.99
Irrigated area (ha)
144.91
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Pora

LGD code
166302
Pincode
224201
Post office
Motinagar (Faizabad)
Population (Census 2011)
1,533
Population (projected 2026)
1,807
Households
253
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
968
Literacy rate
61.8%
Coordinates
24.98863°N, 83.86637°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Barabanki
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Kursi
Member of Parliament
Tanuj Punia
Member of Legislative Assembly
Sakendra Pratap Verma
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
raviprakash
Block / Mandal
Sohawal
Getting there

How to reach Pora

Mandal centre
Sohawal · ≈ 374 km
≈ 12 h 48 min by car · 15 h 12 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Ayodhya · ≈ 422 km
≈ 14 h 25 min by car · 17 h 8 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,902 people
Rampur · ≈ 9.9 km
≈ 20 min by car · 24 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Lucknow358 kmcapital
  • Kolkata531 km
  • Delhi774 km
  • Hyderabad1013 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationShiu Sagar Road3 km
  • Bus stopKudra Thana Bus Stand10 km
  • Hospital / PHCUjjwal Nursing Home10 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank ATM27 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil20 km
  • CollegeJawaharlal Nehru College30 km
  • Police stationKudra Police Station10 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-10
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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