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About Retni Pora Village

Retni 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 375, made up of 190 males and 185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.4 hectares hectares.

Retni Pora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Retni Pora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Budgam
Area (hectares) 32.4 hectares
Population 375
Male Population 190
Female Population 185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Retni Pora compares

By the 2011 count Retni Pora is the 75th 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 32.4 hectares work out to about 12 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.

Getting to Retni Pora

Retni Pora is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Retni 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Retni Pora from other places

Retni Pora lies about 10 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Srinagar Railway Station, about 1.6 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 Retni Pora
Nearest railway station Srinagar Railway Station 1.6 km
Nearest town Badāmibāgh 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Budgam 10 km
District headquarters Badgam 10 km

Villages closest to Retni 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 Retni Pora

As per the Census of India 2011, Retni Pora village had a population of 375. That makes it the 75th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,169 residents.

Retni Pora village has 190 males and 185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Retni Pora has about 974 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.

Retni Pora covers 32.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Retni Pora is Srinagar Railway Station, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Retni Pora.

Retni Pora is about 10 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Retni Pora is in Budgam tehsil of Badgam district. Srinagar Railway Station is about 1.6 km away. Badāmibāgh is about 5.5 km away. Budgam is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alaw Pora (under 2 km), Dof Pora (under 2 km) and Hayat Pora (under 2 km).

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

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