Porahat

Porahat
Porahat
Village
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
Government
• Type	Sabha
• Body	Monarch
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Santali, HO
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	JH 06

Last updated June 18, 2025

Porahat is a village in West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand state in eastern India.^[1] Before Indian independence in 1947, it was the capital of a princely state of British India. Porahat Forest Division is named after this village.

Forest divisions in West Singhbum are:

Saranda Forest Division
Kolhan Forest Division
Porahat Forest Division
Chaibasa (South) Forest Division

References

↑ "Primary Census Abstract Data Tables – India: Final Population Totals". Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2011. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2025.

Sources

Taylor, James H. (1904). Final Report on the Survey and Settlement Operations in the Porahat Estate, District Singhbhum, 1900-1903. Bengal Secretariat Press. OCLC 140060257. Alt URL

22°36′N85°26′E / 22.600°N 85.433°E / 22.600; 85.433

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[1] "Primary Census Abstract Data Tables – India: Final Population Totals". Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2011. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2025.

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