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About Nihal Pora Village

Nihal Pora is one of the larger villages in Pattan tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,243, made up of 5,141 males and 4,102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 798 females per 1000 males. The village covers 757.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nihal Pora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nihal Pora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Pattan
Pincode 193121
Area (hectares) 757.6 hectares
Population 9,243
Male Population 5,141
Female Population 4,102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 798
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nihal Pora compares

By the 2011 count Nihal Pora is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents. Its 757.6 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Nihal Pora

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

Nihal Pora lies about 49 km from Baramula, 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 Nihal Pora
Nearest railway station Srinagar Railway Station 1.6 km
Nearest town Badāmibāgh 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Pattan 29 km
District headquarters Baramula 49 km

Villages closest to Nihal Pora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nihal Pora village had a population of 9,243. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents.

Nihal Pora village has 5,141 males and 4,102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nihal Pora has about 798 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Nihal Pora is 193121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nihal Pora covers 757.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nihal Pora falls under Pattan tehsil of Baramula district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Nihal 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 Nihal Pora.

Nihal Pora is about 49 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nihal Pora is in Pattan tehsil of Baramula district. Srinagar Railway Station is about 1.6 km away. Badāmibāgh is about 5.5 km away. Pattan is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dusli Pora (under 2 km), Paki Pora (under 2 km) and Rasri Pora (under 2 km).

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

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