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About Khan Pora Village

Khan Pora is a mid sized village in Khag tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,432, made up of 741 males and 691 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193411, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khan Pora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khan Pora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Khag
Pincode 193411
Area (hectares) 98.7 hectares
Population 1,432
Male Population 741
Female Population 691
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khan Pora compares

By the 2011 count Khan Pora is the 15th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,354 residents. Its 98.7 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Khan Pora

Khan Pora is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khan Pora as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Khan Pora from other places

Khan Pora lies about 12 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Mazhom, about 2.6 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 Khan Pora
Nearest railway station Mazhom 2.6 km
Nearest town Soyībug 6.3 km
District headquarters Badgam 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Khag 17 km

Villages closest to Khan 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 Khan Pora

As per the Census of India 2011, Khan Pora village had a population of 1,432. That makes it the 15th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,354 residents.

Khan Pora village has 741 males and 691 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khan Pora has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 968.

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

Khan Pora covers 98.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Khan Pora is Mazhom, about 2.6 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 - 10 km distance for Khan Pora.

Khan Pora is about 12 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khan Pora is in Khag tehsil of Badgam district. Mazhom is about 2.6 km away. Soyībug is about 6.3 km away. Badgam is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alam Nag (under 2 km), Khawja Gund (5.5 km) and Parapora (5.7 km).

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

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