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About Kanchati Pora Village

Kanchati 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 310, made up of 148 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,095 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193411, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanchati Pora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanchati Pora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Khag
Pincode 193411
Area (hectares) 29.5 hectares
Population 310
Male Population 148
Female Population 162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,095
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanchati Pora compares

By the 2011 count Kanchati Pora is the 44th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,354 residents. Its 29.5 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Kanchati Pora

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

Kanchati Pora lies about 20 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 Kanchati Pora
Nearest town Ganderbal 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Mazhom 14 km
District headquarters Badgam 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Khag 29 km

Villages closest to Kanchati 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 Kanchati Pora

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanchati Pora village had a population of 310. That makes it the 44th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,354 residents.

Kanchati Pora village has 148 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanchati Pora has about 1095 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

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

Kanchati Pora covers 29.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kanchati 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 Kanchati Pora.

Kanchati Pora is about 20 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanchati Pora is in Khag tehsil of Badgam district. Ganderbal is about 5.2 km away. Mazhom is about 14 km away. Badgam is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lachman Pora (under 2 km), Sita Haran (2.5 km) and Khanday Pora (2.7 km).

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

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