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About Iqbal Pora Village

Iqbal Pora is a large village in Kokernag tehsil, in the district of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,341, made up of 1,763 males and 1,578 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 268.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 192202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Iqbal Pora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Iqbal Pora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Anantnag
Tehsil Kokernag
Pincode 192202
Area (hectares) 268.7 hectares
Population 3,341
Male Population 1,763
Female Population 1,578
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Iqbal Pora compares

By the 2011 count Iqbal Pora is the 16th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,278 residents. Its 268.7 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Iqbal Pora

Iqbal Pora is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Iqbal Pora as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Iqbal Pora from other places

Iqbal Pora lies about 6.6 km from Anantnag, and the nearest railway station is Sadura, about 4.7 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 Iqbal Pora
Nearest railway station Sadura 4.7 km
District headquarters Anantnag 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Kokernag 16 km

Villages closest to Iqbal 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.

Common questions about Iqbal Pora

As per the Census of India 2011, Iqbal Pora village had a population of 3,341. That makes it the 16th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,278 residents.

Iqbal Pora village has 1,763 males and 1,578 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Iqbal Pora has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

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

Iqbal Pora covers 268.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Iqbal Pora is Sadura, about 4.7 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 10+ km distance for Iqbal Pora.

Iqbal Pora is about 6.6 km from Anantnag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Iqbal Pora is in Kokernag tehsil of Anantnag district. Sadura is about 4.7 km away. Anantnag is about 6.6 km away. Kokernag is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kehar Pora (under 2 km), Naroo Pora (under 2 km) and Dam Hall (1.9 km).

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

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