About Laway Pora Village

Laway Pora is a large village in Bandipora tehsil, in the district of Bandipore, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,197, made up of 1,141 males and 1,056 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Laway Pora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Laway Pora village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Bandipore
Tehsil	Bandipora
Pincode	193502
Area (hectares)	146.5 hectares
Population	2,197
Male Population	1,141
Female Population	1,056
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Laway Pora compares

By the 2011 count Laway Pora is the 22nd largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,431 residents. Its 146.5 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Laway Pora

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

Laway Pora lies about 34 km from Bandipore, and the nearest railway station is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 6.4 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 Laway Pora
Nearest town	Soyībug	4.6 km
Nearest railway station	Naid Gaam Railway Station	6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bandipora	34 km
District headquarters	Bandipore	34 km

Villages closest to Laway Pora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Laway Pora village had a population of 2,197. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,431 residents.

Laway Pora village has 1,141 males and 1,056 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Laway Pora has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Laway Pora is 193502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Laway Pora covers 146.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Laway Pora falls under Bandipora tehsil of Bandipore district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Laway Pora is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 6.4 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 Laway Pora.

Laway Pora is about 34 km from Bandipore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Laway Pora is in Bandipora tehsil of Bandipore district. Soyībug is about 4.6 km away. Naid Gaam Railway Station is about 6.4 km away. Bandipora is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.