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About Wangi Pora Village

Wangi Pora is a small village in Chadoora tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 298, made up of 150 males and 148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 190015, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wangi Pora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wangi Pora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Chadoora
Pincode 190015
Area (hectares) 24.3 hectares
Population 298
Male Population 150
Female Population 148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wangi Pora compares

By the 2011 count Wangi Pora is the 94th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,597 residents. Its 24.3 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, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Wangi Pora

Wangi Pora is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Wangi Pora as Available within 5 - 10 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 Wangi Pora from other places

Wangi Pora lies about 22 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Mazhom, about 17 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 Wangi Pora
Nearest town Ganderbal 2.0 km
Nearest railway station Mazhom 17 km
District headquarters Badgam 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Chadoora 30 km

Villages closest to Wangi 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 Wangi Pora

As per the Census of India 2011, Wangi Pora village had a population of 298. That makes it the 94th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,597 residents.

Wangi Pora village has 150 males and 148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wangi Pora has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Wangi Pora is 190015. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wangi Pora covers 24.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Wangi Pora is Mazhom, about 17 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Wangi Pora.

Wangi Pora is about 22 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wangi Pora is in Chadoora tehsil of Badgam district. Ganderbal is about 2.0 km away. Mazhom is about 17 km away. Badgam is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gulab Bagh (6.3 km), Cheke Mahand Joo Dhar (9.2 km) and Qasim Bagh (11 km).

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

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