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About Chera Pora Village

Chera Pora is a large village in Shangus tehsil, in the district of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,754, made up of 1,386 males and 1,368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 192201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chera Pora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chera Pora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Anantnag
Tehsil Shangus
Pincode 192201
Area (hectares) 159.4 hectares
Population 2,754
Male Population 1,386
Female Population 1,368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chera Pora compares

By the 2011 count Chera Pora is the 9th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,649 residents. Its 159.4 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Chera Pora

Chera Pora is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chera Pora as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chera Pora from other places

Chera Pora lies about 16 km from Anantnag, and the nearest railway station is Sadura, about 19 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 Chera Pora
Tehsil headquarters Shangus 5.6 km
District headquarters Anantnag 16 km
Nearest railway station Sadura 19 km

Villages closest to Chera Pora

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shangus 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 Chera Pora

As per the Census of India 2011, Chera Pora village had a population of 2,754. That makes it the 9th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,649 residents.

Chera Pora village has 1,386 males and 1,368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chera Pora has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Chera Pora is 192201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chera Pora covers 159.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Chera Pora is Sadura, about 19 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chera Pora.

Chera Pora is about 16 km from Anantnag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chera Pora is in Shangus tehsil of Anantnag district. Shangus is about 5.6 km away. Anantnag is about 16 km away. Sadura is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sheikh Pora (under 2 km), Sher Gund (1.6 km) and Kriri (2.7 km).

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

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