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About Mehind Pora Village

Mehind Pora is a mid sized village in Charar E Shrief tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,412, made up of 769 males and 643 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 836 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 191112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mehind Pora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehind Pora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Charar E Shrief
Pincode 191112
Area (hectares) 157 hectares
Population 1,412
Male Population 769
Female Population 643
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 836
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mehind Pora compares

By the 2011 count Mehind Pora is the 11th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,618 residents. Its 157 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 874.

Getting to Mehind Pora

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

Mehind Pora lies about 21 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Pampur, about 5.2 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 Mehind Pora
Nearest town Pāmpur 2.9 km
Nearest railway station Pampur 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Charar E Shrief 21 km
District headquarters Badgam 21 km

Villages closest to Mehind Pora

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Charar E Shrief 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 Mehind Pora

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehind Pora village had a population of 1,412. That makes it the 11th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,618 residents.

Mehind Pora village has 769 males and 643 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehind Pora has about 836 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 874.

The pincode recorded for Mehind Pora is 191112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mehind Pora covers 157 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mehind Pora falls under Charar E Shrief tehsil of Badgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Mehind Pora is Pampur, about 5.2 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 Mehind Pora.

Mehind Pora is about 21 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mehind Pora is in Charar E Shrief tehsil of Badgam district. Pāmpur is about 2.9 km away. Pampur is about 5.2 km away. Charar E Shrief is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pukher Pora (under 2 km), Azad Pora (11 km) and Darwan Nowgam (12 km).

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

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