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About Wahab Pora Village

Wahab 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 2,625, made up of 1,346 males and 1,279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 321.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 191111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wahab Pora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wahab Pora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Budgam
Pincode 191111
Area (hectares) 321.7 hectares
Population 2,625
Male Population 1,346
Female Population 1,279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Wahab Pora compares

By the 2011 count Wahab Pora is the 9th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,169 residents. Its 321.7 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Wahab Pora

Wahab Pora is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Wahab Pora as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Wahab Pora from other places

Wahab 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 Wahab 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 Wahab 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 Wahab Pora

As per the Census of India 2011, Wahab Pora village had a population of 2,625. That makes it the 9th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,169 residents.

Wahab Pora village has 1,346 males and 1,279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wahab Pora has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

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

Wahab Pora covers 321.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Wahab 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Wahab Pora.

Wahab 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.

Wahab 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 Wahab Pora today is likely to be higher.

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