Porahat is a village in West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand state in eastern India. Before Indian independence in 1947, it was the capital of a princely state of British India. Porahat Forest Division is named after this village.
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 |
Forest divisions in West Singhbum are:
- Saranda Forest Division
- Kolhan Forest Division
- Porahat Forest Division
- Chaibasa (South) Forest Division
Sources
edit- 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′N 85°26′E / 22.600°N 85.433°E
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