About Sheikh Pora Village

Sheikh 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 2,253, made up of 1,185 males and 1,068 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.3 hectares hectares.

Sheikh Pora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sheikh Pora village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Anantnag
Tehsil	Shangus
Area (hectares)	115.3 hectares
Population	2,253
Male Population	1,185
Female Population	1,068
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	901
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sheikh Pora compares

By the 2011 count Sheikh Pora is the 12th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,649 residents. Its 115.3 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Sheikh Pora

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

Sheikh 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 Sheikh Pora
Tehsil headquarters	Shangus	5.3 km
District headquarters	Anantnag	16 km
Nearest railway station	Sadura	19 km

Villages closest to Sheikh 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.

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Common questions about Sheikh Pora

As per the Census of India 2011, Sheikh Pora village had a population of 2,253. That makes it the 12th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,649 residents.

Sheikh Pora village has 1,185 males and 1,068 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sheikh Pora has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

Sheikh Pora covers 115.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Sheikh 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sheikh Pora.

Sheikh 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.

Sheikh Pora is in Shangus tehsil of Anantnag district. Shangus is about 5.3 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.