Poroth

Poroth (पोरोथ) is gotra of Jats in Uttar Pradesh. ^[1]

Jat Gotras Namesake

Poroth = Poratha, a village in tahsil Sakti of Janjgir-Champa district in Chhattisgarh. Mentioned in Kharod stone Inscription of Ratnadeva II : Chedi year 933 (1181 AD) as Pôratha (पोरथ), identified as Portha village 30 miles to the north-east of Kharôd, both in the Janjgir tahsil. (p.536).... (V.35) He (Gangadhara) caused to be erected a temple of the goddess Durgâ (दुर्गा) at Durga (दुर्ग) and (another) of the sun at the town of Pahapaka (पहपक) and a cloud-scraping temple of Sambhu at Pôratha (पोरथ). (p.542) ^[2]