About Galwan Pora Village

Galwan 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 1,722, made up of 881 males and 841 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 191111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Galwan Pora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galwan Pora village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Badgam
Tehsil	Budgam
Pincode	191111
Area (hectares)	100 hectares
Population	1,722
Male Population	881
Female Population	841
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Galwan Pora compares

By the 2011 count Galwan Pora is the 18th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,169 residents. Its 100 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, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Galwan Pora

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

Galwan Pora lies about 21 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Pampur, about 5.2 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 Galwan Pora
Nearest town	Pāmpur	2.9 km
Nearest railway station	Pampur	5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Budgam	21 km
District headquarters	Badgam	21 km

Villages closest to Galwan 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 Galwan Pora

As per the Census of India 2011, Galwan Pora village had a population of 1,722. That makes it the 18th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,169 residents.

Galwan Pora village has 881 males and 841 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galwan Pora has about 955 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.

The pincode recorded for Galwan Pora is 191111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Galwan Pora covers 100 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Galwan Pora is Pampur, about 5.2 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 Galwan Pora.

Galwan Pora is about 21 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galwan Pora is in Budgam tehsil of Badgam district. Pāmpur is about 2.9 km away. Pampur is about 5.2 km away. Budgam is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.