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About Meri Pora Village

Meri Pora is a small village in Tangmarg tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 258, made up of 130 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21 hectares hectares.

Meri Pora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meri Pora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Tangmarg
Area (hectares) 21 hectares
Population 258
Male Population 130
Female Population 128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Meri Pora compares

By the 2011 count Meri Pora is the 84th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,025 residents. Its 21 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Meri Pora

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

Meri Pora lies about 18 km from Baramula, and the nearest railway station is Pattan, about 13 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 Meri Pora
Tehsil headquarters Tangmarg 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Pattan 13 km
District headquarters Baramula 18 km
Nearest town Bāramūla 18 km

Villages closest to Meri 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 Meri Pora

As per the Census of India 2011, Meri Pora village had a population of 258. That makes it the 84th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,025 residents.

Meri Pora village has 130 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meri Pora has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

Meri Pora covers 21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Meri Pora is Pattan, about 13 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Meri Pora.

Meri Pora is about 18 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meri Pora is in Tangmarg tehsil of Baramula district. Tangmarg is about 4.7 km away. Pattan is about 13 km away. Baramula is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marchi Pora (under 2 km), Wahipora (1.5 km) and Chandil (1.8 km).

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

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