About Shankar Pora Village

Shankar 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 991, made up of 508 males and 483 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 191112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shankar Pora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankar Pora village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Badgam
Tehsil	Charar E Shrief
Pincode	191112
Area (hectares)	111.7 hectares
Population	991
Male Population	508
Female Population	483
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shankar Pora compares

By the 2011 count Shankar Pora is the 12th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,618 residents. Its 111.7 hectares work out to about 8.9 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 874.

Getting to Shankar Pora

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

Shankar Pora lies about 34 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Srinagar Railway Station, about 30 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 Shankar Pora
Nearest town	Ganderbal	12 km
Nearest railway station	Srinagar Railway Station	30 km
Tehsil headquarters	Charar E Shrief	34 km
District headquarters	Badgam	34 km

Villages closest to Shankar 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.

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Common questions about Shankar Pora

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankar Pora village had a population of 991. That makes it the 12th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,618 residents.

Shankar Pora village has 508 males and 483 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankar Pora has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 874.

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

Shankar Pora covers 111.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Shankar Pora is Srinagar Railway Station, about 30 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 Shankar Pora.

Shankar Pora is about 34 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankar Pora is in Charar E Shrief tehsil of Badgam district. Ganderbal is about 12 km away. Srinagar Railway Station is about 30 km away. Charar E Shrief is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.