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About Gam Pora Village

Gam Pora is a mid sized village in Beerwah tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 946, made up of 481 males and 465 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193411, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gam Pora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gam Pora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Beerwah
Pincode 193411
Area (hectares) 48 hectares
Population 946
Male Population 481
Female Population 465
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gam Pora compares

By the 2011 count Gam Pora is the 60th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,479 residents. Its 48 hectares work out to about 20 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 889.

Getting to Gam Pora

Gam Pora is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gam Pora as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Gam Pora from other places

Gam Pora lies about under 2 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Badgam station, about 2.9 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 Gam Pora
District headquarters Badgam under 2 km
Nearest railway station Badgam station 2.9 km
Nearest town Soyībug 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Beerwah 12 km

Villages closest to Gam Pora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gam Pora village had a population of 946. That makes it the 60th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,479 residents.

Gam Pora village has 481 males and 465 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gam Pora has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 889.

The pincode recorded for Gam Pora is 193411. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gam Pora covers 48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gam Pora falls under Beerwah tehsil of Badgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Gam Pora is Badgam station, about 2.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gam Pora.

Gam Pora is about under 2 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gam Pora is in Beerwah tehsil of Badgam district. Badgam is about under 2 km away. Badgam station is about 2.9 km away. Soyībug is about 7.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Path Zani Gam (under 2 km), Churu Mujru (under 2 km) and Lasi Pora (2.6 km).

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

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