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About Awan Pora Village

Awan Pora is a small village in Khag tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 270, made up of 147 males and 123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 837 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193411, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Awan Pora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Awan Pora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Khag
Pincode 193411
Area (hectares) 23.1 hectares
Population 270
Male Population 147
Female Population 123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 837
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 Awan Pora compares

By the 2011 count Awan Pora is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,354 residents. Its 23.1 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Awan Pora

Awan Pora is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Awan 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 Awan Pora from other places

Awan 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 Awan Pora
Nearest railway station Srinagar Railway Station 1.6 km
Nearest town Badāmibāgh 5.5 km
District headquarters Badgam 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Khag 31 km

Villages closest to Awan Pora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Awan Pora village had a population of 270. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,354 residents.

Awan Pora village has 147 males and 123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Awan Pora has about 837 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Awan Pora is 193411. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Awan Pora covers 23.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Awan Pora falls under Khag tehsil of Badgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Awan Pora is Srinagar Railway Station, about 1.6 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 Awan Pora.

Awan 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.

Awan Pora is in Khag tehsil of Badgam district. Srinagar Railway Station is about 1.6 km away. Badāmibāgh is about 5.5 km away. Badgam 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 Larik Pora (under 2 km), Looki Pora (under 2 km) and Zagi Pora (under 2 km).

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

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