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About Bat Pora Village

Bat Pora is a mid sized village in Lar tehsil, in the district of Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 853, made up of 453 males and 400 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.9 hectares hectares.

Bat Pora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bat Pora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Ganderbal
Tehsil Lar
Area (hectares) 76.9 hectares
Population 853
Male Population 453
Female Population 400
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bat Pora compares

By the 2011 count Bat Pora is the 25th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,921 residents. Its 76.9 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Bat Pora

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

Bat Pora lies about 13 km from Ganderbal, and the nearest railway station is Srinagar Railway Station, about 26 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 Bat Pora
Tehsil headquarters Lar 5.0 km
District headquarters Ganderbal 13 km
Nearest railway station Srinagar Railway Station 26 km

Villages closest to Bat Pora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bat Pora village had a population of 853. That makes it the 25th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,921 residents.

Bat Pora village has 453 males and 400 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bat Pora has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 879.

Bat Pora covers 76.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bat Pora falls under Lar tehsil of Ganderbal district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Bat Pora is Srinagar Railway Station, about 26 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 10+ km distance for Bat Pora.

Bat Pora is about 13 km from Ganderbal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bat Pora is in Lar tehsil of Ganderbal district. Lar is about 5.0 km away. Ganderbal is about 13 km away. Srinagar Railway Station is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wata Lar (5.0 km), Gamwara (5.1 km) and Khar Bagh (5.1 km).

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

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