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About Zal Pora Village

Zal 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 2,191, made up of 1,134 males and 1,057 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Zal Pora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Zal Pora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Bandipore
Tehsil Sonawari
Pincode 193501
Area (hectares) 104.8 hectares
Population 2,191
Male Population 1,134
Female Population 1,057
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Zal Pora compares

By the 2011 count Zal Pora is the 28th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,964 residents. Its 104.8 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Zal Pora

Zal Pora is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Zal Pora as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Zal Pora from other places

Zal Pora lies about 39 km from Bandipore, and the nearest railway station is Badgam station, about 7.7 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 Zal Pora
Nearest town Srinagar under 2 km
Nearest railway station Badgam station 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonawari 22 km
District headquarters Bandipore 39 km

Villages closest to Zal 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 Zal Pora

As per the Census of India 2011, Zal Pora village had a population of 2,191. That makes it the 28th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,964 residents.

Zal Pora village has 1,134 males and 1,057 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Zal Pora has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Zal Pora is 193501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Zal Pora covers 104.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Zal Pora is Badgam station, about 7.7 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 5 - 10 km distance for Zal Pora.

Zal Pora is about 39 km from Bandipore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Zal Pora is in Sonawari tehsil of Bandipore district. Srinagar is about under 2 km away. Badgam station is about 7.7 km away. Sonawari is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nowgam (7.5 km), Kani Pora (7.8 km) and Zani Pora (7.8 km).

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

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