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About Hamchi Pora Village

Hamchi Pora is a large village in Khag tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,298, made up of 1,161 males and 1,137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193411, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hamchi Pora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hamchi Pora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Khag
Pincode 193411
Area (hectares) 247.7 hectares
Population 2,298
Male Population 1,161
Female Population 1,137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hamchi Pora compares

By the 2011 count Hamchi Pora is the 7th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,354 residents. Its 247.7 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Hamchi Pora

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

Hamchi Pora lies about 19 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Mazhom, about 14 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 Hamchi Pora
Tehsil headquarters Khag under 2 km
Nearest railway station Mazhom 14 km
District headquarters Badgam 19 km
Nearest town Soyībug 19 km

Villages closest to Hamchi 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 Hamchi Pora

As per the Census of India 2011, Hamchi Pora village had a population of 2,298. That makes it the 7th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,354 residents.

Hamchi Pora village has 1,161 males and 1,137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hamchi Pora has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 968.

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

Hamchi Pora covers 247.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Hamchi Pora is Mazhom, about 14 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 <5 km distance for Hamchi Pora.

Hamchi Pora is about 19 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hamchi Pora is in Khag tehsil of Badgam district. Khag is about under 2 km away. Mazhom is about 14 km away. Badgam is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Trapay (under 2 km), Nagabal (under 2 km) and Khag (under 2 km).

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

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