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About Zani Pora Village

Zani 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 782, made up of 404 males and 378 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Zani Pora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Zani Pora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Bandipore
Tehsil Sonawari
Pincode 193501
Area (hectares) 100 hectares
Population 782
Male Population 404
Female Population 378
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Zani Pora compares

By the 2011 count Zani Pora is the 39th 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 100 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Zani Pora

Zani Pora is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Zani Pora as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Zani Pora from other places

Zani 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 Zani 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 Zani 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 Zani Pora

As per the Census of India 2011, Zani Pora village had a population of 782. That makes it the 39th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,964 residents.

Zani Pora village has 404 males and 378 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Zani Pora has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

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

Zani Pora covers 100 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Zani 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Zani Pora.

Zani 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.

Zani 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 Kani 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 Zani Pora today is likely to be higher.

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