About Dandi Pora Village

Dandi Pora is one of the larger villages in Kokernag tehsil, in the district of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,221, made up of 2,804 males and 2,417 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 237.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 192202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dandi Pora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dandi Pora village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Anantnag
Tehsil	Kokernag
Pincode	192202
Area (hectares)	237.1 hectares
Population	5,221
Male Population	2,804
Female Population	2,417
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	862
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dandi Pora compares

By the 2011 count Dandi Pora is the 9th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,278 residents. Its 237.1 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Dandi Pora

Dandi Pora is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dandi Pora as Available within village. 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 Dandi Pora from other places

Dandi Pora lies about 27 km from Anantnag, and the nearest railway station is Hiller Shahabad, about 18 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 Dandi Pora
Tehsil headquarters	Kokernag	5.8 km
Nearest town	Dooru Verinag	14 km
Nearest railway station	Hiller Shahabad	18 km
District headquarters	Anantnag	27 km

Villages closest to Dandi Pora

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

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Common questions about Dandi Pora

As per the Census of India 2011, Dandi Pora village had a population of 5,221. That makes it the 9th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,278 residents.

Dandi Pora village has 2,804 males and 2,417 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dandi Pora has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Dandi Pora is 192202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dandi Pora covers 237.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Dandi Pora is Hiller Shahabad, about 18 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dandi Pora.

Dandi Pora is about 27 km from Anantnag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dandi Pora is in Kokernag tehsil of Anantnag district. Kokernag is about 5.8 km away. Dooru Verinag is about 14 km away. Hiller Shahabad is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.