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About Now Pora Hamal Village

Now Pora Hamal is a small village in Rafiabad tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 114, made up of 57 males and 57 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.9 hectares hectares.

Now Pora Hamal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Now Pora Hamal village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Rafiabad
Area (hectares) 46.9 hectares
Population 114
Male Population 57
Female Population 57
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Now Pora Hamal compares

By the 2011 count Now Pora Hamal is the 73rd largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents. Its 46.9 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Now Pora Hamal

Now Pora Hamal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Now Pora Hamal 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 Now Pora Hamal from other places

Now Pora Hamal lies about 9.7 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 Now Pora Hamal
Tehsil headquarters Rafiabad 4.3 km
District headquarters Baramula 9.7 km
Nearest town Bāramūla 9.7 km

Villages closest to Now Pora Hamal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rafiabad 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 Now Pora Hamal

As per the Census of India 2011, Now Pora Hamal village had a population of 114. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents.

Now Pora Hamal village has 57 males and 57 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Now Pora Hamal has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Now Pora Hamal covers 46.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Now Pora Hamal falls under Rafiabad tehsil of Baramula district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Now Pora Hamal notes the nearest railway station 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 Now Pora Hamal.

Now Pora Hamal is about 9.7 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Now Pora Hamal is in Rafiabad tehsil of Baramula district. Rafiabad is about 4.3 km away. Baramula is about 9.7 km away. Bāramūla is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balhama Thakan Pora (under 2 km), Hib Danger Pora (under 2 km) and Magray Pora Bala (under 2 km).

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

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