About Sheikh Pora Village

Sheikh Pora is a mid sized village in Kreeri tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 996, made up of 487 males and 509 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sheikh Pora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sheikh Pora village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Baramula
Tehsil	Kreeri
Pincode	193101
Area (hectares)	80.9 hectares
Population	996
Male Population	487
Female Population	509
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,045
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sheikh Pora compares

By the 2011 count Sheikh Pora is the 26th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 80.9 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Sheikh Pora

Sheikh Pora is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sheikh Pora as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sheikh Pora from other places

Sheikh Pora lies about 17 km from Baramula. 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 Sheikh Pora
Tehsil headquarters	Kreeri	17 km
District headquarters	Baramula	17 km
Nearest town	Bāramūla	17 km

Villages closest to Sheikh Pora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sheikh Pora village had a population of 996. That makes it the 26th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Sheikh Pora village has 487 males and 509 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sheikh Pora has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Sheikh Pora is 193101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sheikh Pora covers 80.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sheikh Pora falls under Kreeri tehsil of Baramula district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Sheikh Pora notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sheikh Pora.

Sheikh Pora is about 17 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sheikh Pora is in Kreeri tehsil of Baramula district. Kreeri is about 17 km away. Baramula is about 17 km away. Bāramūla is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.