Skip to main content

About Taj Pora Village

Taj 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 1,759, made up of 905 males and 854 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259 hectares hectares.

Taj Pora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taj Pora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Tangmarg
Area (hectares) 259 hectares
Population 1,759
Male Population 905
Female Population 854
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Taj Pora compares

By the 2011 count Taj Pora is the 14th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,025 residents. Its 259 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Taj Pora

Taj Pora is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Taj Pora as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Taj Pora from other places

Taj Pora lies about 43 km from Baramula, and the nearest railway station is Badgam station, about 7.7 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 Taj Pora
Nearest town Srinagar under 2 km
Nearest railway station Badgam station 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Tangmarg 34 km
District headquarters Baramula 43 km

Villages closest to Taj 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 Taj Pora

As per the Census of India 2011, Taj Pora village had a population of 1,759. That makes it the 14th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,025 residents.

Taj Pora village has 905 males and 854 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taj Pora has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Taj Pora covers 259 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Taj Pora is Badgam station, about 7.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Taj Pora.

Taj Pora is about 43 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taj Pora is in Tangmarg tehsil of Baramula district. Srinagar is about under 2 km away. Badgam station is about 7.7 km away. Tangmarg is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raj Pora (under 2 km), Takia Bata Pora (6.3 km) and Nadir Gund (6.5 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.