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About Zurbaf Pora Wata Village

Zurbaf Pora Wata is a large village in Bandipora tehsil, in the district of Bandipore, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,786, made up of 1,971 males and 1,815 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.2 hectares hectares.

Zurbaf Pora Wata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Zurbaf Pora Wata village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Bandipore
Tehsil Bandipora
Area (hectares) 133.2 hectares
Population 3,786
Male Population 1,971
Female Population 1,815
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Zurbaf Pora Wata compares

By the 2011 count Zurbaf Pora Wata is the 15th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,431 residents. Its 133.2 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Zurbaf Pora Wata

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

Zurbaf Pora Wata lies about 18 km from Bandipore, and the nearest railway station is Pattan, about 14 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 Zurbaf Pora Wata
Nearest town Ganderbal 11 km
Nearest railway station Pattan 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Bandipora 18 km
District headquarters Bandipore 18 km

Villages closest to Zurbaf Pora Wata

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.

Common questions about Zurbaf Pora Wata

As per the Census of India 2011, Zurbaf Pora Wata village had a population of 3,786. That makes it the 15th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,431 residents.

Zurbaf Pora Wata village has 1,971 males and 1,815 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Zurbaf Pora Wata has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Zurbaf Pora Wata covers 133.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Zurbaf Pora Wata is Pattan, about 14 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 Zurbaf Pora Wata.

Zurbaf Pora Wata is about 18 km from Bandipore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Zurbaf Pora Wata is in Bandipora tehsil of Bandipore district. Ganderbal is about 11 km away. Pattan is about 14 km away. Bandipora is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gundpora Rampora (11 km), Garoora (12 km) and Aragam (13 km).

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

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