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About Bala Pora Village

Bala Pora is a mid sized village in Khansahib tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 605, made up of 318 males and 287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.5 hectares hectares.

Bala Pora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bala Pora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Khansahib
Area (hectares) 78.5 hectares
Population 605
Male Population 318
Female Population 287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bala Pora compares

By the 2011 count Bala Pora is the 59th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents. Its 78.5 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Bala Pora

Bala Pora is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bala Pora as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Bala Pora from other places

Bala Pora lies about 10 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Srinagar Railway Station, about 1.6 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 Bala Pora
Nearest railway station Srinagar Railway Station 1.6 km
Nearest town Badāmibāgh 5.5 km
District headquarters Badgam 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Khansahib 19 km

Villages closest to Bala Pora

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khansahib 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 Bala Pora

As per the Census of India 2011, Bala Pora village had a population of 605. That makes it the 59th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents.

Bala Pora village has 318 males and 287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bala Pora has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 924.

Bala Pora covers 78.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bala Pora falls under Khansahib tehsil of Badgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Bala Pora is Srinagar Railway Station, about 1.6 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 village for Bala Pora.

Bala Pora is about 10 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bala Pora is in Khansahib tehsil of Badgam district. Srinagar Railway Station is about 1.6 km away. Badāmibāgh is about 5.5 km away. Badgam is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Brari Pora (under 2 km), Faja Pora (under 2 km) and Goti Pora (under 2 km).

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

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