About Sheikh Pora Village

Sheikh Pora is a mid sized village in Budgam tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,687, made up of 858 males and 829 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.8 hectares hectares.

Sheikh Pora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sheikh Pora village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Badgam
Tehsil	Budgam
Area (hectares)	155.8 hectares
Population	1,687
Male Population	858
Female Population	829
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966

How Sheikh Pora compares

By the 2011 count Sheikh Pora is the 20th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,169 residents. Its 155.8 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

How far is Sheikh Pora from other places

Sheikh Pora lies about 12 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Mazhom, about 1.7 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 Sheikh Pora
Nearest railway station	Mazhom	1.7 km
Nearest town	Soyībug	7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Budgam	12 km
District headquarters	Badgam	12 km

Villages closest to Sheikh Pora

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Budgam 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 1,687. That makes it the 20th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,169 residents.

Sheikh Pora village has 858 males and 829 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sheikh Pora has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

Sheikh Pora covers 155.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sheikh Pora falls under Budgam tehsil of Badgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Sheikh Pora is Mazhom, about 1.7 km away in a straight line.

Sheikh Pora is about 12 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sheikh Pora is in Budgam tehsil of Badgam district. Mazhom is about 1.7 km away. Soyībug is about 7.1 km away. Budgam is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.