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About Mala Pora Khag Village

Mala Pora Khag 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 939, made up of 460 males and 479 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193411, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mala Pora Khag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mala Pora Khag village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Khag
Pincode 193411
Area (hectares) 240.8 hectares
Population 939
Male Population 460
Female Population 479
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mala Pora Khag compares

By the 2011 count Mala Pora Khag is the 23rd largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,354 residents. Its 240.8 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Mala Pora Khag

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

Mala Pora Khag lies about 20 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Mazhom, about 15 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 Mala Pora Khag
Tehsil headquarters Khag under 2 km
Nearest railway station Mazhom 15 km
Nearest town Soyībug 20 km
District headquarters Badgam 20 km

Villages closest to Mala Pora Khag

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 Mala Pora Khag

As per the Census of India 2011, Mala Pora Khag village had a population of 939. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,354 residents.

Mala Pora Khag village has 460 males and 479 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mala Pora Khag has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

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

Mala Pora Khag covers 240.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Mala Pora Khag is Mazhom, about 15 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 Mala Pora Khag.

Mala Pora Khag 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.

Mala Pora Khag is in Khag tehsil of Badgam district. Khag is about under 2 km away. Mazhom is about 15 km away. Soyībug 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 Khag (under 2 km), Hamchi Pora (under 2 km) and Nagabal (1.8 km).

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

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