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About Rapore Village

Rapore is a large village in Lar tehsil, in the district of Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,822, made up of 1,500 males and 1,322 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 191131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rapore Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rapore village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Ganderbal
Tehsil Lar
Pincode 191131
Area (hectares) 125.1 hectares
Population 2,822
Male Population 1,500
Female Population 1,322
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rapore compares

By the 2011 count Rapore is the 11th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,921 residents. Its 125.1 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Rapore

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

Rapore lies about 3.9 km from Ganderbal, and the nearest railway station is Pattan, about 19 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 Rapore
District headquarters Ganderbal 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Lar 13 km
Nearest railway station Pattan 19 km

Villages closest to Rapore

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 Rapore

As per the Census of India 2011, Rapore village had a population of 2,822. That makes it the 11th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,921 residents.

Rapore village has 1,500 males and 1,322 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rapore has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 879.

The pincode recorded for Rapore is 191131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rapore covers 125.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Rapore is Pattan, about 19 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 Rapore.

Rapore is about 3.9 km from Ganderbal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rapore is in Lar tehsil of Ganderbal district. Ganderbal is about 3.9 km away. Lar is about 13 km away. Pattan 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 Khrani Hama (under 2 km), Qasba Lar (under 2 km) and Bardala (under 2 km).

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

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