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About Pora Bala Village

Pora Bala is a mid sized village in Gandoh tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 723, made up of 370 males and 353 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pora Bala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pora Bala village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Gandoh
Pincode 182203
Area (hectares) 134.4 hectares
Population 723
Male Population 370
Female Population 353
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pora Bala compares

By the 2011 count Pora Bala is the 44th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents. Its 134.4 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Pora Bala

Pora Bala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pora Bala as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Pora Bala from other places

Pora Bala lies about 7.3 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Sumber, about 43 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 Pora Bala
Tehsil headquarters Gandoh 7.3 km
District headquarters Doda 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Sumber 43 km

Villages closest to Pora Bala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pora Bala village had a population of 723. That makes it the 44th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents.

Pora Bala village has 370 males and 353 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pora Bala has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Pora Bala is 182203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pora Bala covers 134.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pora Bala falls under Gandoh tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Pora Bala is Sumber, about 43 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 <5 km distance for Pora Bala.

Pora Bala is about 7.3 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pora Bala is in Gandoh tehsil of Doda district. Gandoh is about 7.3 km away. Doda is about 7.3 km away. Sumber is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Almigangota (under 2 km), Beli Chinalra (under 2 km) and Chalri (under 2 km).

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

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