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About Kehar Pora Village

Kehar 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 2,561, made up of 1,384 males and 1,177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 301.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 192202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kehar Pora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kehar Pora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Anantnag
Tehsil Kokernag
Pincode 192202
Area (hectares) 301.9 hectares
Population 2,561
Male Population 1,384
Female Population 1,177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 850
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kehar Pora compares

By the 2011 count Kehar Pora is the 29th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,278 residents. Its 301.9 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Kehar Pora

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

Kehar 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 Kehar Pora
Nearest railway station Sadura 4.7 km
District headquarters Anantnag 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Kokernag 16 km

Villages closest to Kehar 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 Kehar Pora

As per the Census of India 2011, Kehar Pora village had a population of 2,561. That makes it the 29th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,278 residents.

Kehar Pora village has 1,384 males and 1,177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kehar Pora has about 850 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 Kehar Pora is 192202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kehar Pora covers 301.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kehar 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 village for Kehar Pora.

Kehar 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.

Kehar 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 Iqbal 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 Kehar Pora today is likely to be higher.

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