About Viji Pora Village

Viji Pora is a large village in Sonawari tehsil, in the district of Bandipore, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,243, made up of 1,649 males and 1,594 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 262.6 hectares hectares.

Viji Pora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Viji Pora village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Bandipore
Tehsil	Sonawari
Area (hectares)	262.6 hectares
Population	3,243
Male Population	1,649
Female Population	1,594
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	967
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Viji Pora compares

By the 2011 count Viji Pora is the 20th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,964 residents. Its 262.6 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Viji Pora

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

Viji Pora lies about 27 km from Bandipore, and the nearest railway station is Sopur, about 4.0 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 Viji Pora
Nearest railway station	Sopur	4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sonawari	21 km
District headquarters	Bandipore	27 km

Villages closest to Viji 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.

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Common questions about Viji Pora

As per the Census of India 2011, Viji Pora village had a population of 3,243. That makes it the 20th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,964 residents.

Viji Pora village has 1,649 males and 1,594 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Viji Pora has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

Viji Pora covers 262.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Viji Pora is Sopur, about 4.0 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 Viji Pora.

Viji Pora is about 27 km from Bandipore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Viji Pora is in Sonawari tehsil of Bandipore district. Sopur is about 4.0 km away. Sonawari is about 21 km away. Bandipore is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.