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About Kani Pora Village

Kani Pora is a mid sized village in Sonawari tehsil, in the district of Bandipore, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,094, made up of 569 males and 525 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.6 hectares hectares.

Kani Pora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kani Pora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Bandipore
Tehsil Sonawari
Area (hectares) 82.6 hectares
Population 1,094
Male Population 569
Female Population 525
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kani Pora compares

By the 2011 count Kani Pora is the 36th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,964 residents. Its 82.6 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Kani Pora

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

Kani Pora lies about 47 km from Bandipore, 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 Kani Pora
Nearest railway station Srinagar Railway Station 1.6 km
Nearest town Badāmibāgh 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonawari 30 km
District headquarters Bandipore 47 km

Villages closest to Kani Pora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kani Pora village had a population of 1,094. That makes it the 36th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,964 residents.

Kani Pora village has 569 males and 525 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kani Pora has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Kani Pora covers 82.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kani Pora falls under Sonawari tehsil of Bandipore district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kani 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kani Pora.

Kani Pora is about 47 km from Bandipore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kani Pora is in Sonawari tehsil of Bandipore district. Srinagar Railway Station is about 1.6 km away. Badāmibāgh is about 5.5 km away. Sonawari is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Zani Pora (under 2 km), Nowgam (under 2 km) and Zal Pora (7.8 km).

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

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