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About Soofi Pora Village

Soofi 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 553, made up of 309 males and 244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 790 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 191111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Soofi Pora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Soofi Pora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Budgam
Pincode 191111
Area (hectares) 32.4 hectares
Population 553
Male Population 309
Female Population 244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 790
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Soofi Pora compares

By the 2011 count Soofi Pora is the 63rd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,169 residents. Its 32.4 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Soofi Pora

Soofi Pora is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Soofi Pora as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Soofi Pora from other places

Soofi 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 Soofi 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 Soofi 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 Soofi Pora

As per the Census of India 2011, Soofi Pora village had a population of 553. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,169 residents.

Soofi Pora village has 309 males and 244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Soofi Pora has about 790 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 Soofi Pora is 191111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Soofi Pora covers 32.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Soofi 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Soofi Pora.

Soofi 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.

Soofi 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 Soofi Pora today is likely to be higher.

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