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About Sholi Pora Village

Sholi Pora is a large village in Budgam tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,353, made up of 2,298 males and 2,055 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 411.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 191111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sholi Pora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sholi Pora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Budgam
Pincode 191111
Area (hectares) 411.2 hectares
Population 4,353
Male Population 2,298
Female Population 2,055
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sholi Pora compares

By the 2011 count Sholi Pora is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,169 residents. Its 411.2 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Sholi Pora

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

Sholi 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 Sholi 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 Sholi 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 Sholi Pora

As per the Census of India 2011, Sholi Pora village had a population of 4,353. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,169 residents.

Sholi Pora village has 2,298 males and 2,055 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sholi Pora has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

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

Sholi Pora covers 411.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Sholi Pora is Srinagar Railway Station, about 1.6 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 Sholi Pora.

Sholi 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.

Sholi 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 Sholi Pora today is likely to be higher.

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