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About Pandit Pora Bala Village

Pandit Pora Bala 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 1,005, made up of 486 males and 519 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109.3 hectares hectares.

Pandit Pora Bala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pandit Pora Bala village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Tangmarg
Area (hectares) 109.3 hectares
Population 1,005
Male Population 486
Female Population 519
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pandit Pora Bala compares

By the 2011 count Pandit Pora Bala is the 34th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,025 residents. Its 109.3 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Pandit Pora Bala

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

Pandit Pora Bala lies about 19 km from Baramula, and the nearest railway station is Pattan, about 6.6 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 Pandit Pora Bala
Nearest railway station Pattan 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Tangmarg 11 km
Nearest town Soyībug 18 km
District headquarters Baramula 19 km

Villages closest to Pandit Pora Bala

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 Pandit Pora Bala

As per the Census of India 2011, Pandit Pora Bala village had a population of 1,005. That makes it the 34th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,025 residents.

Pandit Pora Bala village has 486 males and 519 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pandit Pora Bala has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Pandit Pora Bala covers 109.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Pandit Pora Bala is Pattan, about 6.6 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 Pandit Pora Bala.

Pandit Pora Bala is about 19 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pandit Pora Bala is in Tangmarg tehsil of Baramula district. Pattan is about 6.6 km away. Tangmarg is about 11 km away. Soyībug 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 Bata Pora Sagri (under 2 km), Khai Pora Payin (under 2 km) and Mala Pora Sangrama (under 2 km).

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

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