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About Kata Pora Village

Kata Pora is a mid sized village in Tangmarg tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,945, made up of 978 males and 967 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.1 hectares hectares.

Kata Pora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kata Pora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Tangmarg
Area (hectares) 146.1 hectares
Population 1,945
Male Population 978
Female Population 967
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kata Pora compares

By the 2011 count Kata Pora is the 11th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,025 residents. Its 146.1 hectares work out to about 13 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 948.

Getting to Kata Pora

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

Kata Pora lies about 17 km from Baramula, and the nearest railway station is Pattan, about 15 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 Kata Pora
Tehsil headquarters Tangmarg 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Pattan 15 km
District headquarters Baramula 17 km
Nearest town Bāramūla 17 km

Villages closest to Kata Pora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kata Pora village had a population of 1,945. That makes it the 11th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,025 residents.

Kata Pora village has 978 males and 967 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kata Pora has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Kata Pora covers 146.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kata Pora falls under Tangmarg tehsil of Baramula district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kata Pora is Pattan, about 15 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 Kata Pora.

Kata 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.

Kata Pora is in Tangmarg tehsil of Baramula district. Tangmarg is about 2.6 km away. Pattan is about 15 km away. Baramula is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandil (1.8 km), Treran (2.0 km) and Wahipora (2.1 km).

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

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