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About Shalwan Pora Village

Shalwan Pora is a mid sized village in Anantnag tehsil, in the district of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,502, made up of 707 males and 795 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,124 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares.

Shalwan Pora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shalwan Pora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Anantnag
Tehsil Anantnag
Area (hectares) 119 hectares
Population 1,502
Male Population 707
Female Population 795
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,124
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shalwan Pora compares

By the 2011 count Shalwan Pora is the 49th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,189 residents. Its 119 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Shalwan Pora

Shalwan Pora is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shalwan Pora as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shalwan Pora from other places

Shalwan Pora lies about 28 km from Anantnag, and the nearest railway station is Awantipura, about 15 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Shalwan Pora
Nearest town Pulwama 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Awantipura 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Anantnag 28 km

Villages closest to Shalwan Pora

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Anantnag tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Shalwan Pora

As per the Census of India 2011, Shalwan Pora village had a population of 1,502. That makes it the 49th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,189 residents.

Shalwan Pora village has 707 males and 795 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shalwan Pora has about 1124 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

Shalwan Pora covers 119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shalwan Pora falls under Anantnag tehsil of Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Shalwan Pora is Awantipura, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shalwan Pora.

Shalwan Pora is about 28 km from Anantnag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shalwan Pora is in Anantnag tehsil of Anantnag district. Pulwama is about 8.1 km away. Awantipura is about 15 km away. Anantnag is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ari Gohal (under 2 km), Karewa Kangan Hal (under 2 km) and Momin Hall (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Shalwan Pora today is likely to be higher.

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