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About Pal Pora Village

Pal Pora is a mid sized village in Pattan tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,057, made up of 536 males and 521 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.9 hectares hectares.

Pal Pora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pal Pora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Pattan
Area (hectares) 108.9 hectares
Population 1,057
Male Population 536
Female Population 521
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pal Pora compares

By the 2011 count Pal Pora is the 60th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents. Its 108.9 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Pal Pora

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

Pal Pora lies about 26 km from Baramula, and the nearest railway station is Mazhom, about 9.0 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 Pal Pora
Nearest railway station Mazhom 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Pattan 12 km
Nearest town Soyībug 15 km
District headquarters Baramula 26 km

Villages closest to Pal 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 Pal Pora

As per the Census of India 2011, Pal Pora village had a population of 1,057. That makes it the 60th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents.

Pal Pora village has 536 males and 521 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pal Pora has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Pal Pora covers 108.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Pal Pora is Mazhom, about 9.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pal Pora.

Pal Pora is about 26 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pal Pora is in Pattan tehsil of Baramula district. Mazhom is about 9.0 km away. Pattan is about 12 km away. Soyībug is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Utikoo (3.2 km), Goigam (3.7 km) and Paris Pora (4.7 km).

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

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