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About Dard Pora Village

Dard Pora is a small village in Budgam tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 344, made up of 179 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32 hectares hectares.

Dard Pora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dard Pora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Budgam
Area (hectares) 32 hectares
Population 344
Male Population 179
Female Population 165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dard Pora compares

By the 2011 count Dard Pora is the 77th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,169 residents. Its 32 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Dard Pora

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

Dard Pora lies about 20 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Kakapor, about 11 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 Dard Pora
Nearest town Pulwama 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Kakapor 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Budgam 20 km
District headquarters Badgam 20 km

Villages closest to Dard 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.

Common questions about Dard Pora

As per the Census of India 2011, Dard Pora village had a population of 344. That makes it the 77th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,169 residents.

Dard Pora village has 179 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dard Pora has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Dard Pora covers 32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Dard Pora is Kakapor, about 11 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 Dard Pora.

Dard Pora is about 20 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dard Pora is in Budgam tehsil of Badgam district. Pulwama is about 4.5 km away. Kakapor is about 11 km away. Budgam is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Heudar (under 2 km), Nadigam (8.5 km) and Haker Mula (12 km).

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

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