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About Namthal Pora Village

Namthal Pora is a large village in Chadoora tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,750, made up of 1,391 males and 1,359 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178.5 hectares hectares.

Namthal Pora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Namthal Pora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Chadoora
Area (hectares) 178.5 hectares
Population 2,750
Male Population 1,391
Female Population 1,359
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Namthal Pora compares

By the 2011 count Namthal Pora is the 21st largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,597 residents. Its 178.5 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Namthal Pora

Namthal Pora is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Namthal Pora as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Namthal Pora from other places

Namthal Pora lies about 27 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Awantipura, about 15 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 Namthal Pora
Nearest town Pulwama 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Awantipura 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Chadoora 17 km
District headquarters Badgam 27 km

Villages closest to Namthal Pora

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chadoora 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 Namthal Pora

As per the Census of India 2011, Namthal Pora village had a population of 2,750. That makes it the 21st largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,597 residents.

Namthal Pora village has 1,391 males and 1,359 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Namthal Pora has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Namthal Pora covers 178.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Namthal Pora falls under Chadoora tehsil of Badgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Namthal Pora is Awantipura, about 15 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 <5 km distance for Namthal Pora.

Namthal Pora is about 27 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Namthal Pora is in Chadoora tehsil of Badgam district. Pulwama is about 8.1 km away. Awantipura is about 15 km away. Chadoora is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Cheke Nasarabad (3.0 km), Sona Bugh (4.4 km) and Now Pora (4.9 km).

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

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