Porahat

Porahat
town
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Santali
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)

Porahat is a town 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. The town also gives its name to the Porahat Forest Division.

Forest Divisions in West Singhbum are:-

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

Cities and towns in Kolhan division

East Singhbhum district	Bagbera Baharagora Chakulia Chhota Gobindpur Gadhra Ghatshila Ghorabandha Haludbani Jadugora Jamshedpur Jugsalai Kokpara Mahulia Mango Musabani Sarjamda

Seraikela Kharsawan district	Adityapur Chandil Gamharia Kharsawan Saraikela

West Singhbhum district	Barajamda Chaibasa Chakradharpur Chiria Danguwapasi Gua Jhinkpani Kalikapur Kandra Kiriburu Meghahatuburu Noamundi Porahat Sini

Related topics	Kolhan Division topics

Cities and towns in other Divisions	North Chotanagpur Palamu Santhal Parganas South Chotanagpur

 Podahat covers alomost entire region of west Singbhum, it has been the area of five brothers and was further divided in Saraikela, Chakradharpur and Podahat, Kerra, Icha and Anandpur.

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