Porsa is located at 26°40′N 78°22′E / 26.67°N 78.37°E It has an average elevation of 154 metres (505 feet).This beautiful small dense town is situated at the center of Morena, Gorami and Ater. There are few main places in Porsa, "Bargad Chauraha" and "Ater Rorad Tiraha", these points are the main business centers there. There are two bus stands in Porsa, first at Ambah Road, where one can find buses for Ambah, Morena, and gwalior, while other bus stand is located opposite to the first one and provides frequent bus services to Gorami, Menhgaon, Bhind, Gwalior,Ater and Itawah (U.P.).Porsa is famous for "Nagaji Maharaj Temple". A big pond is also there just behind to Temple. There are many stories in fashion about the Nagaji Maharaj, who was the follower of "Naga Lineage". these stories tells about his kindness, courage, and supreme divinity. On each Poornima (FullMoon) many people visit this holy shrine and put themselves in the blissful feet of Nagaji Maharaj. This temple joins every person of Porsa irrespective of their castes, religions, and economic conditions.
This fair (Mela) is the way of remembering and paying respect to Nagaji Maharaj, who lived there during the period of Mughal Emperor Akbar, nearly 400 years ago. Local residents from nearby villages gathers there in every winter (November-December) and arrange marriages for as long as a month. Earlier monkeys were sold at this fair, but now domestic animals top the charts. Usually on Monday people assemble on bypass road and Ater Road at the out skirt area of Porsa, to sell and buy their domestic animals like cow, buffaloes, sheep and goats.
Porsa is consolidating day by day for containing all castes and religions faith itself.Hindu, Muslim, Sikh and Christian all communities have their own faith. The “Purani Basti” is the Muslim dominant colonoy.mostly Muslims inhabited area. There are two Mosques in basti namely Jama masjid(big) and Markaz Madina Masjid Khera(small).jama Mosque is very beautiful is newly constructed four big MInars(Dome) are the point of attraction
Main Markets in Porsa
Khanda Road (Sadar Bazar)
This is the main business street in Porsa. It starts from Bargad Chauraha and ends up at newly constructed municipal office (Nagar Palika). Every types of shops are available there from general groceries to clothes, jeweleries, electronics, printing presses and sweets. "Mayaram Halwai (Sweet makers)" and Pachauri chaat Bhandar (Indian spicy snacks)" are the most visited sweet corners in Porsa. Khanda Road shares the designation of the most happening places in Porsa with the Bargad Chauraha. Variety of people from different backgrounds are always present there.
Imali Chuak (Tamarind Quadrangle)
This market is located at the heart of Porsa and very near to Nagaji Temple and Jain Temple. Majority of goldsmiths and tailors have their traditional shops all around the Imali Chuak. Garments, Cosmetics, Snacks corners and Pan Corners are the other common type of businesses can be observed at this place
Sabji Mandi (Vegetable & Fruit Market)
Sabji Mandi is the open place market where farmers bring their fresh vegetables from near by villages and out of porsa and fruits and sell them directly to the Customers or make deals with their brokers, commonly known as "Aadatiya". Vegetables and fruits also bring from other places and send to other places as per the stock,. Porsa Sabji Mandi, currently it is behind the Government Hospital and Police Station of Porsa. Recently Municipality constructed shops (Made by bricks) to the buyers, which is the one step forward to organized this market very well.
