About Pala Pora Village

Pala 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 1,389, made up of 718 males and 671 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.2 hectares hectares.

Pala Pora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pala Pora village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Badgam
Tehsil	Khag
Area (hectares)	135.2 hectares
Population	1,389
Male Population	718
Female Population	671
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pala Pora compares

By the 2011 count Pala Pora is the 16th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,354 residents. Its 135.2 hectares work out to about 10 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 Pala Pora

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

Pala Pora lies about 16 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Mazhom, about 9.0 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 Pala Pora
Tehsil headquarters	Khag	6.3 km
Nearest railway station	Mazhom	9.0 km
Nearest town	Soyībug	15 km
District headquarters	Badgam	16 km

Villages closest to Pala 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.

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Common questions about Pala Pora

As per the Census of India 2011, Pala Pora village had a population of 1,389. That makes it the 16th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,354 residents.

Pala Pora village has 718 males and 671 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pala Pora has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 968.

Pala Pora covers 135.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Pala Pora is Mazhom, about 9.0 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 village for Pala Pora.

Pala Pora is about 16 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pala Pora is in Khag tehsil of Badgam district. Khag is about 6.3 km away. Mazhom is about 9.0 km away. Soyībug is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.