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About Feroz Pora Village

Feroz Pora is one of the larger villages in Tangmarg tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,702, made up of 3,475 males and 3,227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 520.4 hectares hectares.

Feroz Pora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Feroz Pora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramula
Tehsil Tangmarg
Area (hectares) 520.4 hectares
Population 6,702
Male Population 3,475
Female Population 3,227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Feroz Pora compares

By the 2011 count Feroz Pora is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,025 residents. Its 520.4 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Feroz Pora

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

Feroz Pora lies about 19 km from Baramula, and the nearest railway station is Pattan, about 17 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 Feroz Pora
Tehsil headquarters Tangmarg under 2 km
Nearest railway station Pattan 17 km
District headquarters Baramula 19 km
Nearest town Bāramūla 19 km

Villages closest to Feroz 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 Feroz Pora

As per the Census of India 2011, Feroz Pora village had a population of 6,702. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,025 residents.

Feroz Pora village has 3,475 males and 3,227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Feroz Pora has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

Feroz Pora covers 520.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Feroz Pora is Pattan, about 17 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 Feroz Pora.

Feroz Pora 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.

Feroz Pora is in Tangmarg tehsil of Baramula district. Tangmarg is about under 2 km away. Pattan is about 17 km away. Baramula is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Treran (1.8 km), Chandil (2.6 km) and Wahipora (2.9 km).

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

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