Porahat, Sonua
Porahat is a village and Gram Panchayat of the Sonua Subdivision in West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand, which falls under Sonua block. It belongs to Singhbhum parliament constituency and Manoharpur assembly constituency. Josef Murmu is the President of Porahat Gram Panchayat, who can be contacted at email address josfmurmui@gmail.com and mobile number 72507xxx22. The Panchayat landline number is 5687-725**608. The Secretary is Bhimsen Sulanki, who can be reached at email address bhimsensulanki@gmail.com and mobile number 82946xxx54. The Panchayat address is Panchayat-Porahat, Block-Sonua, Dist-West Singhbhum, Podahat, Pincode - 833105. You can reach there by taking a bus till Porahat bus stop which is around 2 km away.
As on May 2024, the current population of Porahat is 3.5 thousands out of which 1.7 thousands are males and rest 1.7 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 994 females per 1000 males. There are around 442 teenagers in Porahat. It has literacy rate of 52% which means around 1.8 thousands persons can read and write. Total 336 people belonging to scheduled caste and 1.2 thousands scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 832 households in Porahat, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 2.1 thousands. The pincode of Porahat is 833105 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Sonua Sub Post office
- Asantalia Branch Post office
- Kuira Branch Post office
- Balijori Branch Post office
- Golmunda Branch Post office
Schools
Porahat has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Middle School Porahat
- Primary School Bhalumara
- Upgrade Primary School Khuntapur
- Upgrade Primary School Jarubasai
- Bal Shramik School Porahat
Hospitals
Porahat has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Health Sub-Center Raigara
- Health Sub-Center Punipada
- Health Sub-Center Golmunda
- Health Sub-Center Sarajmahatu
- Health Sub-Center Podahat
Banks
Porahat has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.
Covered villages
Porahat Gram Panchayat manages total 9 villages.